April
the nation breaks in half
in the middle of the two skies
an unplanned stroll
followed the tanks
to its destination
tháng 4
đất nước vỡ đôi
giữa hai bầu trời
cuộc đi dạo tình cờ
theo những chiếc tăng
về đích…
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 
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