Books
Things I can only say in poems about/to an unspecified ‘you’
(Garden Party Collective, 2026)
2026 Garden Party Chapbook Contest Winner
Thung's speakers seek complicit reflection. They are mining the foregone and, while they remember, they're looking to learn. . . . These are postcards, are moments; are curtains pulled up to reveal how the world shapes a want shapes a love shapes a girl.—wim blair, kith books EIC
Thung’s poems are swooningly lovely, paired with photographs that both complement and enhance. Moving seamlessly between free verse, prose, and experimental forms, each poem captures how everyday items . . . can conjure memories of love.—Frances Klein author of Another Life and editor of Flight: A Literary Sampler
This chapbook is quiet morning walks, tender conversations over dinner, and a raw willingness to know and to be known. It’s a book that’s steady, that shines brightly, yet inspires the sweetest of aches.—arushi (aera) rege, GPC 2026 Judge
Releasing Fall 2026.
Preorders now open via Garden Party Collective.