On Being: A Life Worthy of Our Breath

This episode of "On Being" with Krista Tippett features Vietnamese-American poet, essayist and novelist Ocean Vuong. Recorded on March 8, 2020 in a crowded room in Brooklyn, a state of emergency had just been declared in New York due to the rising threat of the COVID-19 virus. Little did they know, the whole world would soon experience unimaginable change. To listen to the full podcast, click here.

“I want to love more than death can harm. And I want to tell you this often: That despite being so human and so terrified, here, standing on this unfinished staircase to nowhere and everywhere, surrounded by the cold and starless night — we can live. And we will.”