A poem in Vietnamese by Nguyễn Văn Thiện
Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
I am a dream
You are what has been forgotten
The name of a white flower
The source of infinite humanity
Tên tôi là mộng ảo
Tên em là lãng quên
Tên của loài hoa trắng
Là cõi người vô biên.

Nguyễn Văn Thiện
Born: 1975
Home town: Anh Sơn – Nghệ An
Master in Comparative Literature and Critical Theories
Currently a high school teacher, and a prolific writer.
Editor of Chư Yang Sin (Đắk Lắk) Art and Literary Journal.
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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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