Question
A poem by this man found in his most famous collection is titled for a Mark Rothko painting. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this author who included that poem, “Untitled [Blue, Green, and Brown]” in his 2016 poetry collection Night Sky with Exit Wounds. This author also wrote about his childhood in the form of a letter to his mother Rose in On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous.
ANSWER: Ocean Vuong [accept Vương Quốc Vinh]
[10e] Ocean Vuong was born in this country, where he immigrated to the United States from. Vuong’s poem “Aubade with Burning City” recounts the fall of Saigon in this country during a 1970s war.
ANSWER: Vietnam [or Socialist Republic of Vietnam or SRV or Viet Nam or Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam]
[10m] Vuong’s poem “Telemachus” ends with the speaker beginning the “faithful work” of this manner. Li Bai supposedly died in this manner after drunkenly grasping at the moon.
ANSWER: drowning
<Literature - World Literature - Poetry>
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| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter A | East Brunswick A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
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| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |