This bilingual edition, "Six Vietnamese Poets," brings together
for the first time the works of six writers who came to maturity
during the American War in Vietnam, three men and three women. What
will you find in this book?-the richness and diversity of
Vietnamese life and literature from an array of poems that range
from free verse to romantic lyric to traditional classic forms. The
book features poets from North and South, men and women, combat
soldiers and poet-soldiers writing of life in Vietnam through the
last four decades of the 20th century.
"Speaking to the HeartAfter a long night up writing poems,
a streak of sunlight leapt into my room.
I ran to the yard,
running as if I were a child,
>footprints breaking the earth's first dew,
chest brushing softly the short grass.
Earth and sky seeped into me like wine.
Startled,
I saw my heart in the shape of a ploughshareresting on the earth's
shoulder,
the heart thumping, steadily ploughing into time."
-Lam Thi My Da
Kevin Bowen and Nguyen Ba Chung co-translated "Distant Road" by
Nguyen Duy. Bowen is also the author of two books of poetry, "Forms
of Prayer at the Hotel Edison" and "Playing Basketball with the
Viet Cong." They both live in Boston."
General
Imprint: |
Curbstone Press,U.S.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2001 |
First published: |
June 2001 |
Editors: |
Nguyen Ba Chung
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
240 |
Edition: |
Bilingual edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-880684-76-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-880684-76-4 |
Barcode: |
9781880684764 |
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