Distant Road Selected Poems of Nguyen Duy Nguyen Duy "Perhaps one of the greatest strengths of Nguyen Duy's poetry is the undercurrent of compassion that cuts through it. Whether it is love, family, war, present and lost friends, enemies, values of the past, problems of the present, or his own mocking self, his poetry is throughout informed with a heart that has long understood the scars of hardship and sufferings.

Sorrow Claribel Alegria Sorrow is a remarkable collection of love poems which Alegria wrote for her recently deceased husband. The poems are not only a recollection of their past, but also meditations on the meaning of death and the pain of separation as well as reflections on their eventual reunion. Most of the poems are brief piercing lyrics which radiate strength and optimism.