Xuan nguyen

A seminar on Xuan Quynh’s poems will be held at the French Cultural Centre, L’Espace, in Hanoi, on the evening of February 28th. The seminar’s invited guests will include cultural researchers Luu Khanh Tho, Chu Van Son, and Pham Xuan Nguyen. Two collections of Xuan Quynh’s poems, “Si demin”, in French, and “Khong bao gio la cuoi” (Never to be the last) in Vietnamese, published by the Writers Association Publishing House and Nha Nam Culture and Communication Company, will be introduced at the seminar. Xuan Quynh (1942-1988) was a famous female poet, popular for her typical and emotional verse, including “Thuyen va Bien” (The Boat and The Sea), “Song” (Sea Waves), and “Tho tinh cuoi mua thu” (Love Poem in Late Fall). In 2001, the poet was bestowed a State’s Award for Arts and Letters. Source: QĐND, HNM     … [Read more...] about L’Espace to host a seminar on Xuan Quynh’s poems

(Cinet) – A group of the translation, namely Paul Hoover, a professor in California University, a poet and a translator Nguyen Do in San Francisco, in America, a poet Nguyen Duy and a critic Pham Xuan Nguyen will have a journey for an exchange and an introduction of the English-translated collection of Nguyen Trai poem. It is a collection with the theme of "Roi xa trieu dinh" (Beyond the Court Gate) co-translated by Nguyen Do and Paul Hoover and published in Counterpath Press Publishing House in America. Discussing about Nguyen Trai’s poem, the poet Paul Hoover stated “Nguyen Trai wrote about a life specializing a light and darkness through a language with various experiences. Like Nguyen Trai, I has experienced the rise and the fall in my life.” During a translation, Nguyen Do is responsible for translating a meaning of the Nguyen Trai’s poem in an advance and then, Paul Hoover translates into English. However, the collection is highly appreciated by … [Read more...] about An English-translated collection of Nguyen Trai poem to introduce