ecstacy | Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

A poem by Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
A translation into Vietnamese by Lê Vĩnh Tài

the heart is a dark deep hole,
at the very tip of your finger,
ecstasy.

trái tim là một hố sâu tăm tối,
còn cực lạc
ở trên đầu ngón tay…


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.

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There's magic in translating a body of work from one language to another.

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