A poem in Vietnamese by Lê Vĩnh Tài
Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
when poetry ignites
don’t hesitate
like blood poetry bleeds
through the valves
a soft quivering sound
at a level
no one could ever hear…
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May 2019
khi thơ bốc cháy…
đừng gầm gừ
thơ như máu chảy
qua các van tim
tạo nên một âm thanh run nhẹ
tới mức
không ai nghe…
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 
Poetry can spark many things 🔥
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like tiny sparklers and fireworks heheh 🙂
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Definitely ☺️
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happy hump day to you my friend ❤
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Happy hump 🐪 day my friend ❤️
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True👌👌
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Yes 🥰 wishing you a fulfilling new week yeah.
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Thank you ❤️you too❤️
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🤩🥰
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What’s your opinion on poetry about poetry?
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What is your opinion?
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I think it’s really interesting and fun to read but secretly I also think it’s a cheap cop-out that serves the reader nothing. I think it’s the difference between someone TELLING you HOW this medicine will heal you if you take it vs how the medicine ACTUALLY heals you after taking it.
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You are talking the mediocre principle perhaps. 🙂
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