The Smallest God Who Ever Lived
A Collection of Fragmented Wounds
by Thanh Dinh
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Pub Date May 29 2025 | Archive Date Jul 06 2025
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Description
The Smallest God Who Ever Lived
A Collection of Fragmented Wounds
by Thanh Dinh
“Deep and profound... brutally honest... will leave readers teary-eyed if not completely silent.” — K.G., reviewer
Currently ranked:
🌈 #3 in LGBTQ+ Poetry (New Releases)
🖤 #16 in Poetry / Death (New Releases)
👑 #21 in Poetry/Women (New Releases)
This lyrical debut poetry collection explores the soft devastations of grief, identity, obsession, and quiet survival. The Smallest God Who Ever Lived is not a book of answers, but of witnessing — a mirror for the fractured, a prayer for the enduring, and an intimate journey through the fragile beauty of what remains after everything has burned.
Thanh Dinh’s voice moves with both emotional precision and poetic ache, weaving existentialist themes with sharp tenderness. These are poems for the ones who weren’t saved but chose to stay anyway. For the readers who know what it means to carry their ghosts gently.
"I wrote this for the days I needed saving and no one came."
Perfect for fans of Ocean Vuong, Sylvia Plath, Trịnh Công Sơn, or anyone drawn to poetic works of raw emotional clarity.
This NetGalley ARC includes a bonus first chapter of Dinh’s forthcoming literary novel Kill My Darling — a dark romance of obsession, addiction, and doomed love.
I’m an indie author seeking thoughtful early reviews to help this collection find its way to the readers who need it most.
Advance Praise
“Deep and profound... brutally honest... will leave readers teary-eyed if not completely silent.” — K.G.
"This collection bleeds of deep thoughts, loss, and heart. The prose poetry in this collection is the loudest and strongest with the lyrical storytelling. I struggled with this collection in the aspect I wanted a louder meter and assonance from them. The subjects about relationships with family and how we deal with broken connections stir up the raw emotion I love about poetry. Where do we begin questioning the human condition if we do not even understand our own?
Dive into a collection speaking from the soul for an audience of likeminded soul. Free verse contemporary poetry hits hard with raw themes. Read this thinking about impact. Read this after a lost connection. Take this home to truly absorb the poetry. I read this advance copy for free voluntarily and leaving this honest review." — BrujeriaLibrary on Goodreads.
Marketing Plan
As a thank-you for supporting this indie launch, I’m offering something special — a small, sacred gift for those who not only read the book but help it find its way into the world.
🌸 Anyone who purchases a copy of The Smallest God Who Ever Lived and leaves a review on Goodreads will be entered into a special giveaway.
Just send a screenshot of your Goodreads review as proof to my social media accounts and/or my email with a random number you pick (1-100), and you’ll be in the running to win one of my limited Special Edition Paperback Packages, hand-packed with love and care.
Each bundle includes:
– A signed paperback copy
– A set of retro sticker sheets
– A set of 5 washi tapes (for your journals or quiet moments)
– A minimalist Kaco pen
– A lily of the valley bookmark (soft, fragile, and fragrant with meaning)
✨ Only 5 of these bundles exist. And I can’t wait to send them to five lucky readers who help keep this small god alive.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781069499813 |
| PRICE | $9.99 (USD) |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Asia M, Reviewer
The Smallest God Who Ever Lived by Thanh Dinh is a deep, complex, thought provoking book. It really changes my perspective on a few things. This collection of poems provokes deep feelings and longing for our narrator. The lyrical storytelling in this was absolutely beautiful. I don’t read a lot of poetry but this collection was so beautiful and I’m so grateful to have gotten the opportunity to read this. I never felt lost while reading the book, and I could really visualize the story just like any other fiction book, so if you are a beginner in reading poetry, this book would be enjoyable for you! Thank You Thanh Dinh, Writerly Book, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Bookseller 1771192
This collection of poems was amazing! Emotional and lyrical, the writing style was beautiful and capturing, I couldn’t stop reading. There was a perfect mixture of sad and hopeful poems which I’ll surely come back to in the future. The title first caught my attention and I was captured right from the first poem.
Anna Y, Reviewer
I rarely read collections of poems, but something about this one was different, and it resonated with me immediately. Every author's creation in the book is beautifully written and deeply poetic. The themes of mental health, dying, heartbreak, life, and oppression, as well as the author's choice of words, were relatable and cutting from the inside. I wonder how hard it was for the author to release the collection, as it feels very personal. But I am thankful for that. I will just sit here and wait for the author's debut novel.
Joc T, Reviewer
Thanh Dinh's "The Smallest God Who Ever Lived" is a beautiful work of art. I'm a huge fan of poetry and prose and her musings cover everything from reminisces on recovery through overheard conversations on Death.
Thanh Dinh's words spoke to me so strongly as she tackled a search for love and hope. She speaks with the strength of a soft heart, steeped in experience, and survival.
A beautiful work, and well-worth the read. Thanh's work reads like a late-night conversation with a friend--poignant and authentic.
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