This poem was written by the cohort for the DVAN-Luce Global Collective Residency for Women & Nonbinary Writers, funded by the Luce Foundation. The cohort convened at Millay Arts in the Hudson Valley in upstate New York for a two-week stay from November 27th to December 12th, 2023. The secluded location, bordering the beautiful Harvey Mountain State Forest and the home of visionary early 20th-century activist and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, offered solitude in a wintry landscape that provided reflection and inspiration.
The residency’s cohort were: Thanh Bùi, Si-Min Chong (Min), Lan Duong, Carolyn Huynh, Susan Lieu, Kathy Nguyễn, and Mai Tran.
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