Bilingual in format, this work is a collection of poems by a Vietnamese writer of the post-1975 generation. The poems are rooted in a culture that honours place and respect to landscapes of the past, present and future with contemporary juxtapositions.
Bilingual in format, this work is a collection of poems by a Vietnamese writer of the post-1975 generation. The poems are rooted in a culture that hon...
When Edward Hirsch reprinted Da's Garden Fragrance and Night Harvest. (from Six Vietnamese Poets) in his column in The Washington Post, he gave special praise to the simultaneous clarity and complexity of Da's poetry. Now, for the first time in English, readers can enjoy a full volume of her selected work. Many of her poems deal with her experiences during the war, but her range of themes is wide-including love, motherhood, women's issues, and the sometimes-difficult movement into -middle age. Garden Fragrance Last night a bomb exploded on the veranda But sounds of birds sweeten the air this...
When Edward Hirsch reprinted Da's Garden Fragrance and Night Harvest. (from Six Vietnamese Poets) in his column in The Washington Post, he gave specia...
