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KISSING GOD'S GRAVEL
A Book Release Experience & Exhibition by Diana Nguyen
About the Chapbook
In Nguyen’s first chapbook, Kissing God’s Gravel, they reflect on being first generation, Vietnamese American, learning through war, generational trauma, & suicide. All of their poems serve as prayers, pieces that lift them out of grief & into remembrance. Throughout their chapbook, Nguyen cries, sheds, jumps, falls, laughs, dies, and resurrects into more life.
UPCOMING EXHIBTIONS & SHOWINGS
3:33 AM SHORT FILM:
PROJECTION EXHIBITION
Friday, Nov 03 - Nov 12, 2023
@XIA Gallery & Cafe: 422 University Ave W, St Paul
Witness Nguyen’s journey with suicide & resurrection through their poem, 3:33 AM, come to life through experiential projections & sound. Written, directed, produced, & starring D Nguyen. This exhibition will play with visualization, touch, and scent. A 10 day exhibition, come and interact with a small piece of their world at any time during gallery hours.
KISSING GOD’S GRAVEL: BOOK RELEASE EXPERIENCE
Friday, Nov 10 & Saturday, Nov 11, 2023 @6PM - 9PM
@XIA Gallery & Cafe: 422 University Ave W, St Paul
On two separate days at Xia Gallery, Nguyen will be performing their poetry via multidisciplinary mediums that interact with 4/5 senses. They will take a multidimensional approach to their poetry through movement, visualization, & interaction. Cap: 42/night. Space limited. RSVP required. Donations suggested.
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3:33 AM SHORT FILM:
THEATER SHOWING & BOOK SIGNING
Sunday, Nov 12, 2023 TBD
@Mann Grandview Theater: 1830 Grand Ave #1403, St Paul, MN 55105
Witness their journey with suicide through their poem, 3:33 AM, come to life on screen in a movie theater setting. Written, directed, produced, & starring D Nguyen. Cap: none. Donations suggested.
MEET THE ARTIST
Diana Nguyen
Nguyen is a vessel, a listener, & creator born and raised in Minnesota. They started off their poetry journey through their favorite community space, Reverb Open Mic. They then went on to compete at Brave New Voices in 2018 & have been featured on Button Poetry Live several times. They have since been passionate about all the ways to love well and create outside the realm of competition.