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POETRY NARRATES __________________
TH  KÂ

An Anthology of Vietnamese New Formalism Poetry

A Bilingual Edition
Editor Kh¿ Iêm
Consulting Editor Richard H. Sindt
Translators
BiÃn B¯c, × Vinh, Phan Kh¿, Tr§n Vi Liên Tâm

Tan Hinh Thuc Publishing Club Tan Hinh Thuc Publishing Club P. O. Box 1745
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Cover
Ca Trù, Vietnamese Music, painting by NguyÅn ¡i Giang
Cover Design BÉm
Printed in The United States of America
Poetry Narrates Th¡ KÃ
Editor Kh¿ Iêm
Consulting Editor Richard H. Sindt
Translator
BiÃn B¯c, × Vinh, Phan Kh¿, Tr§n Vi Liên Tâm
Library of Congress Control Number: 2009942300 ISBN 0-9778742-3-0

English ______

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS _____________________

Putting together a normal collection of poetry is already a difficult task; to produce a collection of poetry in two languages is even more difficult, especially with a form of poetry that wishes to launch Vietnamese poetry onto the international scene. For a long time now, Vietnamese poetry has not been recognized by other poetic traditions, even though we have a solid foundation in poetry that is second to none. We are restricted because we have utilized a language that only we can understand among ourselves. Other than changing the way poetry is written to conform to the requirements of translation, good poems as well as skilled translators are necessary for a successful poetry book. These are conditions that are not easily gained. We mention these difficulties along with the intent to thank our translators BiÃn B¯c, J. Do Vinh, Phan Kh¿, Tr§n Vi Liên Tâm, editor Richard H. Sindt, editor An- gela Saunders, writer Ph¡m KiÁu Tùng, and the poets whose poems appear in this collection. We ask for your sympathy and understanding for any errors that might appear within.

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CONTENTS __________
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Acknowledments vii Th° C£m T¡
Introduction xxi Angela Saunders
Publisher’s Notes xxxi Ghi Chú Cça Nhà Xu¥t B£n
Translated by BiÃn B¯c BiÃn B¯c dËch
BiÃn B¯c’s poems Th¡ BiÃn B¯c
A Gaze / Empty Space 3 Ánh Nhìn / Kho£ng Không

This Morning / (In) The Spring 5 Garden / Plucking Flowers
BuÕi Sáng / V°Ýn Hoa / Hái Hoa

Storm In A Glass (of Water) 7 Giông Bão Trong Ly N°Ûc
vii • Poetry Narrates
At The Station 9 N¡i B¿n Ga
Rubbing 11 CÍ Xát
Numbers 13 Nhïng Con SÑ
Translated by × Vinh