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 blogger, 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.
Poetry
it’s the accompanying shadow so you’re less afraid
as you alone climb the hills
your hair the embodiment of the dark.
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Thơ
nó là cái bóng đi theo cho bạn bớt sợ
khi bạn cô đơn qua những ngọn đồi
tóc bạn làm bóng tối…
December 2020
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