Michelle HỒ
Grants
To build relationships with local writers, study poetry, and research contemporary literary trends in Vietnam. Hồ hopes to learn about how the poetics of contemporary Vietnamese writers are being formed in an increasingly globalized literary world dominated by English and Western ideologies. By connecting with established and emerging writers and literature professors, she will examine how histories of colonialism, imperialism, and war have shaped the literary landscape, and how various generations in Vietnam have navigated literary production, publishing, and community-building under these conditions. Hồ also plans to attend and host workshops and informal gatherings through which she can cultivate meaningful relationships and opportunities for collaboration with members of Saigon’s literary scene.