A poem in Vietnamese by Lê Vĩnh Tài
Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
Photography: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
poetry did
in a hotel slept
with
a man
and poetry knew
he would
never
love poetry…
_______
điều liều lĩnh
mà thơ đã từng làm
là ngủ trong khách sạn
với
một chàng
mà thơ biết
chàng không
bao giờ
yêu thơ…
______
December 2019
Lê Vĩnh Tài, the poet and translator born in 1966 in Buon Ma Thuot, Daklak, Vietnam. The retired doctor is still a resident of the Western Highlands and a businessman in Buon Ma Thuot.
Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the blogger, poet, and translator, was born in 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia.
Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm 