Letter of the Week
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a poem by Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm “will you come home so I may have something to look forward to the excitement and joy of warm human flesh”* will you meet me at dawn to then abandon me at dusk the warm rain is still fresh on my brow grey numbness echoes still through the…
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poem by Bùi Cháttranslation by Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm I am writing before I put pen to paperI am writing after I put my pen downI stop writing when I put pen to paperWhen I put pen to paperI am thoughtfulI am full of thoughts Viết Tôi viết trước khi viếtVà viết sau khi viếtTrong…
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