The Going Alone Umbrella

by Ho Dang Thanh Ngoc

Walking alongside with the trends which are thought as fashionable [and] current, Hồ Đăng Thanh Ngọc is shaded with classics, quieter, more thoughtful. Perhaps he carries the heavy traditions which he believes belong to his senses. However, in reading his poetry, readers will see that he is like the boy in that old tale – small and helpless – while the fox is more modern and wears more guises. He is the dual product of pragmatism and market mechanisms. Just like that, the heavy load...