KEEP PLANNING time / space / about #052 Blue Đào Nguyễn god. as a Chameleon (god disguised as an erasure poem of my mother tongue)

***_____  Blue Đào Nguyễn (IG: @blue.ngu) is a Vietnamese-Khmer-Teochew (潮州話) non-binary lesbian poet, artist, and organizer. Their work, inspired by cartography and Vietnamese architectural symbolism, explores grief, industry, prayer, and livelihood through poetry, oral history, and traditional Viet woodworking & fiber art, using organic materials. Viewing material as altar : poetics as prayer. Their debut collection, Hey Siri, What Time is it in Vietnam? is out now with GameOverBooks. Their work is featured in Palette Poetry, Foglifter Journal, Peach Mag, and an exhibition at 50 Arrow Gallery. They have received fellowship and/or scholarship from LAMBDA Literary, AIR.HUE, City of Boston x Fine Art Work Center, and more. Nominated for Best of the Net and Best New Poets, you can find them at bluenguyen.com. 13 June 2026