Souvankham Thammavongsa
Biography
Souvankham Thammavongsa is the author of Small Arguments. The poems in Small Arguments were first published by the author over a series of handmade chapbooks. Her work has garnered praise for its "quiet, beautiful, jeweller's-eye lyrics" and has won the national Relit prize for poetry. Thammavongsa has presented her poems at the Emily Carr and Harbourfront's Premiere Dance Theatre. Pedlar Press will release her new work in 2007.
Poet's Note on Small Arguments
There are people who would describe Small Arguments as 'cute.' Cute is a word I hate. What I have done here is more cruel than that.
Sample Work
"This Dragonfly" (pdf)
External Link
Test Recording
23 October 2006
Rob Read (35:33, 34.1 MB, info.)
Souvankham Thammavongsa (25:03, 24.1 MB, info.)
Question and answer session (41:54, 40.2 MB, info.)