Lê Vĩnh Tài, the Vietnamese poet and translator born 1966 in Buon Ma Thuot, Daklak, Vietnam. The retired doctor is still a resident of the Western Highlands, a businessman in Buon Ma Thuot.
Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the poet and translator, born 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia.
By Lê Vĩnh Tài, translation by Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
the nation breaks in half
between two skies
.
the unplanned stroll
following the tanks
to its destination.
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đất nước vỡ đôi
giữa hai bầu trời
.
cuộc đi dạo tình cờ
theo những chiếc tăng
về đích…
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