This Way to the Sugar by Hieu Minh Nguyen (Paperback)

Hieu Minh Nguyen’s This Way to the Sugar is a gut-punch of a collection—sharp, intimate, and unafraid to dig into the places that hurt.

These poems take on nostalgia, race, tradition, family, and sexuality with a blade in one hand and a beating heart in the other. Praised as "an astounding testament to the power and necessity of confession," Nguyen's work goes deep into the complexities of forgiveness. His words are rich with power and emotion.

Both sweet and tough, This Way to the Sugar is a universally beloved collection.

When I was nine, the dog with no name
bloomed a civilization of hives across my body.
His saliva left me collecting ribbons of skin
underneath my nails, but I loved him
the way I love the relief of scratching.

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Hieu Minh Nguyen is a queer Vietnamese American poet and performer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is known for his acclaimed poetry collections, his evocative writing about grief and identity, and his contributions to the Button Poetry community.