Commissioned by the Australian National Academy of Music for Marmen Quartet, who perform here. First performed, as part of ANAM Quartetthaus, Melbourne in May 2023.

Don’t laugh. Just tell me the story / again, / of the sparrows who flew from falling Rome, / their blazed wings. / How ruin nested inside each thimbled throat / & made it sing
                                                      — Ocean Vuong

How ruin nested inside each thimbled throat / & made it sing [EXTRACT]

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How ruin nested inside each thimbled throat / & made it sing [EXTRACT]

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