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Quan Barry


Born
Saigon, Viet Nam
Genre
Poetry, Fiction


Born in Saigon and raised on Boston’s north shore, Quan Barry is a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the author of four poetry books; her third book, Water Puppets, won the AWP Donald Hall Prize for Poetry and was a PEN/Open Book finalist. She has received NEA Fellowships in both fiction and poetry, and her work has appeared in such publications as Ms. and The New Yorker. Barry lives in Wisconsin.

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.79 · 20,139 ratings · 4,052 reviews · 11 distinct works â€� Similar authors
We Ride Upon Sticks
3.78 avg rating — 16,816 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions
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When I'm Gone, Look for Me ...
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,766 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions
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She Weeps Each Time You're ...
3.69 avg rating — 844 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions
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Asylum (Pitt Poetry Series)
4.13 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
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Controvertibles (Pitt Poetr...
4.31 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2004
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Water Puppets (Pitt Poetry ...
4.02 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
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Loose Strife (Pitt Poetry S...
4.11 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions
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Auction: Poems (Pitt Poetry...
3.83 avg rating — 36 ratings — 2 editions
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The Unveiling
3.17 avg rating — 23 ratings — expected publication 2025 — 4 editions
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My God is Godly
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“To be anything but kind in the face of male desire was dangerous. Nobody had to teach us this lesson—it was just something we knew from the earliest days on the playground.”
― Quan Barry, We Ride Upon Sticks
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“Remember that darkness simply requires another way of seeing. Be your own light. And just like that, you’ll find yourself everywhere instantly.”
― Quan Barry, We Ride Upon Sticks
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“[E]ach of us a candle in the darkness, because while the moon is our soul sister, unlike her we are no one’s reflection—we shine in dark places by the light of our own being.”
― Quan Barry, We Ride Upon Sticks
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Polls

What book would you like to read for our April 2024 Group Read? The theme is Eclipse.

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Fantasy, Romance, Mythology
 
  21 votes 26.3%

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
High fantasy, LGBTQ, Adult
 
  18 votes 22.5%

Nightfall by Isaac Asimov & Robert Silverberg
Science Fiction, Classic
 
  10 votes 12.5%

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Historical Fiction, Prehistoric, Classic
 
  9 votes 11.3%

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
Horror, Supernatural thriller
 
  6 votes 7.5%

He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly
Psychological thriller, Crime
 
  6 votes 7.5%

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
Horror, Thriller, Crime
 
  5 votes 6.3%

We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Witches
 
  5 votes 6.3%

80 total votes
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