Writer and photographer Ocean Vuong is a professor of Modern Poetry and Poetics at NYU and a MacArthur “genius” fellow. His writings have appeared in The New Yorker, New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Paris Review. He is the author of two New York Times bestselling novels: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, winner of the American Book Award and the Mark Twain Award, and The Emperor of Gladness, an Oprah book club selection.
“The Emperor of Gladness”
Thursday, November 12th, 2026
Lead Event Sponsor: UH Mānoa Creative Writing Program