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IN THIS ISSUE ENGLISH LITERATURE & LITERATURE IN THE LISTINGS OF
VIETNAMESE POETS & WRITERS ABROAD THE WRITERS POST Anthology -- Fiction,
Poetry from current and previous issues -- CONTRIBUTORS' BIO Photographs
and factual information on contributing authors ---(please find the link below) Published authors and artists featured in
The Writers Post current issue: Uyen Nicole Duong (Duong Nhu Nguyen), Hoang Loc, Hoang Xuan Son, N.
Saomai, Song Ho, Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh, Song Vinh, GTV, Rung. & their most recent
publications · UYEN NICOLE DUONG / Duong Nhu Nguyens
Mui Huong Que collection of stories-
322p.;21cm CA: Van Nghe Publisher,
1999 -->Library
Collections: · Harvard
University Library. Location: Harvard-Yenching. · Cornell
University Library. Location: Kroch Library Asia. · DIEN NGHIs Vung troi may
trang a novel [Saigon, Vietnam. 1972} · HOANG LOCs Qua may troi
suong mua poetry 201p.; 21cm CA: Van Moi Publisher,
1999 · HOANG XUAN SONs · Hue buon chi Collection of poetry Author, 1993 · Vien Pho Collection of poems
138p.;21cm Montreal Canada: Viet
Chien 1988 -->Library
Collections: · Cornell University
Library. Location: Kroch Library Asia. · LUAN HOANs · Co Hoa Goi Dau Collection of poetry
120p.; 21cm FL: Song Van, 1997 · Cam on dat da tro tho... Collection of poems
124p.; 22cm TX: Kinh Do Publisher
1991 -->Library
Collections: · Cornell University
Library. Location: Kroch Library Asia. · N. SAOMAI / Nguyen Sao Mais Can Nha novel 456p.; 21cm FL: Song Van, 1997 -->Library
Collections: · Library of
Congress. Location: Asian Reading Room (Jefferson LJ 150) · Cornell University
Library. Location: Kroch Library Asia. · NGUYEN THI THANH BINHs Tron Vao Giac
Mo Em poetry collection CA: Thanh Van, 1997. · RUNG / Kinh Duong Vuongs Nhung Chiec
Mat Na Cuoi collection of short
story 161p.; 21cm CA: Van Moi Publisher,
1997 -->Library
Collections: · Harvard
University Library. Location: Harvard-Yenching. · Cornell
University Library. Location: Kroch Library Asia. · SONG HOs Da va Hoa
poetry collection
231p.; 22cm TX: Huong Duong
Publisher, 1992 -->Library
Collections: · Library of the
Congress. Location: Asian Reading Room (Jefferson LJ150) · SONG VINHs Ve Duoi Hien xua
poetry collection
136p.; 21cm CA: Van Tuyen Publisher,
2000 -->Contact the
author: · By Post: 107 Broomfield Way Apex, NC 27502 · By Phone: (919) 301-5129 · VU THI AN / GTVs Cuoi Neo
Duong Hanh Phuc -->Contact the
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VIETNAMESE LITERATURE By the cemetery on Millington Street Reclaiming a rib - by
Hoang Loc (Click title) Hoang Loc, born in 1943 in Quang Nam, started writing poem in the early 60's,
received the 1971 Vietnam Pen's Award for poetry. Since 1960, Hoang Loc's
poems have been published in number of literary magazines published in
Vietnam and abroad. His first collection of poetry "Tho Hoc Tro"
published in 1965 was followed by "Trai Tim Con Lai" (1971), and
"Qua May Troi Suong Mua" (1999). Hoang Loc's poems have recently
been translated into English, including "By the cemetery on Millington
Street", "Reclaiming a rib" translated by Nguyen Minh Triet, and
"To Mississippi" by Thanh Thanh.
Of Tree-frog, and Clown;
Untitled by Hoang Xuan Son (Click title) Hoang Xuan Son (real name) or Su Mac (pseudonym), born
in Vy Da-Thua Thien (Vietnam) in 1942 (registered
as 1947 in his birth certificate), teacher and public servant, was educated
at universities from where he graduated: University of Saigon (Bachelor
degree of Education-Western philosophy), and University of
Dalat (Master of Business Administration). Hoang Xuan Son began writing
poetry in 1963. His first poem 'Ngay be lon len' appeared in Van magazine in
1964 (the magazine was then under the editorship of Tran Phong Giao,
published by the publisher Nguyen Dinh Vuong), was followed by many others
published in Van, Chinh Van, Nghien Cuu Van Hoc, Khoi Hanh, Thoi Tap, Nha Van
magazines... In 1981 he left Vietnam for Canada where he settled. Vien Pho,
his first collection of poetry, was published in 1989 by Viet Chien
Publisher. His most recent book Hue Buon Chi, a collection of poems, was
published in 1993. Beside these two publications, Hoang Xuan Son's poems
reappeared in numerous literary magazines, anthologies, and electronic
literary magazines on the World Wide Web published based in the United States
and Canada. A new poetry collection Tho Quynh and a CD titled Quynh Huong
that presents the songs of ten distinguished songwriters are in preparation. Words by N. Saomai (Click title) N. Saomai, born on 19 February 1940, started his writing in the early
sixties, contributed to newspapers as a freelance writer based in Saigon, and
to a monthly as a staff writer (from 1968 to 1971). His pieces were then
published pseudonymously under many different names. He completed four novels
(written in the period from 1962 to 1975), which remained unpublished during
the Viet-Nam war. 'Can Nha', a novel having got past the military
government's censors of the press, been ready to be published in 1974, was
published 23 years later, periodically in SongVan [USA: SongVan (ISSN
1089-8123), 1996-1997] and in book form in December
1997. Several excerpts
from the novel were republished in Van Magazine, (CA: Van Magazine,
1999), and in the anthology 'Tho van hai ngoai nam 2000', (Canada: Viet
Thuong, 2000). Another novel, 'Bon no le trong den tho', was also published
periodically in SongVan, issue 15, but this is the last issue before the
discontinuity of the magazine in December 1999. Forked roads by Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh (Click title) Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh -- Her
most recent book is Tron Vao giac Mo Em, a collection of poetry published by
Thanh Van Publisher (1997). This is the fourth book of the author, after O
Doi Song Nay (a collection of short stories) published by Dai Nam Publisher
(1989), Giot Le Xe Hai (a novel) published by Van Khoa Publisher, and Cuoi
Dem Dai (a collection of short stories) published by An Tiem Publisher
(1993). Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh's poems have appeared in numerous magazines. Thoughts about Poetry by Song Ho (Click title) Song Ho, born in 1932, is a poet and a journalist. He began his writing
career in 1952 in Hanoi (North Vietnam) and became a journalist after his resettling
in 1954 in Saigon (South Vietnam), where he contributed to numerous
newspapers, radio broadcast. His most recent book of poems, Da va Hoa, was
published by Huong Duong Publisher (1992), after Tho Song Ho, a collection of
poems, published by Khai Tri Publisher (Saigon, 1964). Hai Canh Hoa Tim, his
first book of poetry, was published in 1960. Rock and Flower, an
English-language version of Da va Hoa translated by Song Ho is published in
2000. Some of the poems in this translation version had been published in
anthologies or magazines, including Transformed (On the Threshold Of A Dream,
1988), Sunday morning (American Poetry Anthology 1988), A Secular tree (Many
Voices and Many Lands, 1989), Once more being a baby (Best New Poets Of 1988,
under the title Once more to be a baby.), Lunar Eclipsed Night (Love's
Greatest Treasures), The Seasons (Days Of Future's Past), On the Blue Dragon
Hill (Selected Poets Of The New Era 1989) Real Golden Sun (The World's
Largest Poem For Peace, UN 1991), Finer, Grass & Man, Man & Grass
(Song Van Magazine -issue 8&9/1997), That is the difference but the same,
Who gives to me, A pink lily (Song Van -issue 10/1997), Turning around
ceaselessly, Chrysanthemum, Creation (Song Van, issue 11/1997), The Mountain
(Song Van, 1999), Secular tree (Song Van, 1999). "Thoughts
about Poetry" published in this issue is the newest version, revised by
the author in 2002; the version published in Rock & Flower in 2000
contains misprint and errors. April by Dien Nghi (Click title) Dien Nghi, pseudonym of Duong Dien Nghi, born in Le Thuy, Quang Binh
Province, Central Vietnam, graduated in Law from Faculty of Laws in Saigon. He is the author of six books published
before 1975: Khai luan ve Tho Moi (An outline of New Poetry, 1956), Xac la
rung thu (Dries leaves of Autumn Forest, poems, 1956), Khai luan van nghe
quan doi (An outline of Military Artistry, 1957), Chuyen cua nang (The story
of Hers poems, 1962), Rung Do Quyen va ke la (Drongo and the stranger
poems, 1971), Vung troi may trang (The Whiten Sky story, 1972). Dien Nghi's
articles have appeared in Saigon since 1952, in the magazines: Doi Moi, Tham
My, Van Nghe Tien Phong, Phung Su, Chien Si Cong Hoa, Khoi Hanh, Sang Tao. A two-faced world by Song Vinh (Click title) Song Vinh, pseydonym
of Ngo Gia Thanh, born in Saigon (Vietnam) in 1955. Song Vinh left Vietnam in
1975, after finished his first year at Saigon University, to the US where he
settled in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is on the executive board of the
electronic magazine Van Nghe Ngan Phuong, and is the author of Ve Duoi Hien
Xua, a poetry collection that made his literary debut, published by Van Tuyen
in 1999. Song Vinh's poems and stories have appeared in numerous magazines
published in the US.
ENGLISH LITERATURE The Ghost of Ha Tay by Uyen Nicole Duong (Click title) Uyen Nicole Duong,
or Duong Nhu Nguyen, was born in Hoi An Quang Nam, brought up in Hue
and Saigon (the former capital of South Vietnam). Duong Nhu Nguyen received
her B.S. in Journalism/ Communication from Southern Illinois University, J.D.
from University of Houston (Texas), and LLM from Harvard Law School
(Cambridge MA). She is believed to be the
first Vietnamese Municipal Judge in the United States (Serving in Texas: Associate Municipal Judge,
City of Houston, and Magistrate for State of Texas; honoured by the American
Bar Association at "Minority Women in the Judiciary" conference --
NYC, 1992). Practicing law but she sees herself primarily as a writer, and
writes in two languages: Vietnamese and English. Her pieces in Vietnamese
appeared in numerous literary magazines, her English's in SongVan Magazine,
and Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal. Duong Nhu Nguyen's first book, 'Mui
huong que' - a collection of short stories, was published by Van Nghe
Publisher in 1999. Her short story "The young woman who practiced
singing" first submitted to and published in Songvan Magazine (1998) won
two awards, one of which was the Stuart Miller Writing Award organised by
District of Columbia Bar Association (1998). The short story "The Ghost
of Ha Tay" published in this issue was a finalist selection for the
Columbine Award of the Moondance Film Festival 2001. Duong Nhu Nguyen also
wrote articles, critiques. Her article "Gender issues in Vietnam The
Vietnamese Woman: Warrior and Poet" appeared in the Pacific Rim Law
& Policy Journal, University of Washington, College of Law, March 2001. The plastic duck lantern by GTV (Click
title) GTV, Vu Thi An, pseudonyms of Thuy Ai Nguyen. GTV received her BS in Chemistry from
Mount Union College and her MBA from Baldwin Wallace College, in Ohio. Her
most recent publications are Tinh que - Tinh Tho (poetry), Cuoi Neo Duong
Hanh Phuc (poetry). Her pieces appeared in the magazines: Van Nghe Tien Phong
(Vietnam), Co Thom (Virginia), Hai Ngoai Nhan Van (Massachusetts), and Que Huong Hai Ngoai
(Michigan).
CONTRIBUTORS Uyen Nicole Duong Hoang Loc Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh Song Vinh GTV
Works introducing world literature into Vietnamese literary community: MIENG's Tuyen tap truyen dich, TRINH Y THU's Doi Nhe Khon Kham. To bridge the gap between World literature and Vietnamese
literature, translators or established writers had introduced their works of
translation into literary communities. Remarkable books of translation, from
Vietnamese into English and French or vice-versa, have been published and
circulated, including Thien Nhat Phuong & Tran Le Khanh's Tributes
to Mother on her way home via Pacific Ocean Truong khuc Me ve bien Dong,
poetry of Du Tu Le (CA: HT Productions, 2002), Coi Nguon's The Silence
of Yesterday- Poetry of 22 co-authors (CA: Coi Nguon, 1999) Nguyen Ngoc
Bich's The Flower of Hell, and Blood Seeds Become Poetry Hoa Dia Nguc,
and Hat mau Tho; poetry of Nguyen Chi Thien (both published in 1996). The
most recent books of translation introducing World literature into the
Vietnamese literary community are 'Tuyen tap truyen dich' by Mieng,
Doi Nhe Khon Kham by Trinh Y Thu. · Tuyen Tap Truyen Dich, published by Van Moi (CA: 2001), is a
translation collection of 9 short stories. Works by Hwang Sun-Won, Jim
Phelan, Singa Naoya, Alberto Moravia, Milan Kundera, Nabil Naoum, O'Henry,
Tchekhov, and Ainsa Fernando are translated by the Vietnamese established writer Mieng.
MIENG, pseudonym
of Vo Thi Xuan-Suong, who won the Hoa Tinh Thuong Magazine's first prize award
for short story in 1972, is the author of Doi Mat (collection of short
fiction, VN: 1973) and Tuyen tap truyen ngan (collection of short fiction,
CA:1998). Her short stories have appeared in Vietnamese literary magazines
published in the US and in French, including Hop Luu, The Ky 21, Van hoc,
Van, Dien Dan, and Huong Sen. · Doi Nhe Khon Kham, is the translation version of a novel by Milan Kundera.
It is introduced to the Vietnamese literary community by the Vietnamese
writer, editor, and translator Trinh Y Thu, who translates it from the
English version The Unbearable Lightness of Being the translation by
Michael Henry Heim. "Doi Nhe Khon Kham" is published by Van hoc [CA: Van Hoc, 2002].
$15.00 paper/
US $17.00 paper/
outside US Contact: TRINH Y THU
22 Agostino -- Irvine, CA 92614 email: trinhythu@aol.com
RUNG/ Kinh Duong Vuong, pseudonyms
of Nguyen Tuan Khanh, born in 1941, graduated from Hue Fine Art School (Vietnam),
member of Young Artist Association of Vietnam (1966), member of Vietnamese
Artists Association in Northwest USA (1995), member of Artcore Gallery, Los
Angleles (1997)
Group exhibition: 1996 Pacific Asian
Art Museum, California. Les Parfums des L'ιxil,
Canada. Museum of Art, San Jose,
california, USA. 1994 Asian Modern
Art International Exhibition, Vietnam. 1991-1994 As seen
by both Sides, Boston & Washington DC, USA 1989 Museum of
Art, Saigon Vietnam. 1985 Vietnamese
Artist Grou[p Exhibition, Sandvoss, Germany. 1972 Rung &
Hoang Dang Nhuan Exhibition, Dolce Vita, Saigon Vietnam. 1968 Rung, Vinh
Phoi, Ton That Van Exhibition, Faculty of Letter Hue, Vietnam. 1967 Vietnamese
Exhibition, Washington DC, USA. 1966 Spring
Exhibition, Vietnam. 1965 Young Artists
Association Exhibition, Saigon, Vietnam. 1960 Spring
Exhibition, Saigon, Vietnam.
1997 Artcore
Gallery, Los Angeles 1993 Museum of
Fine Art, Saigon, Vietnam. 1993 Fine Art
Gallery, 16 Ngo Quyen St. Hanoi, Vietnam. 1992 Journalist
Association, Saigon, Vietnam. 1989 Liberty
Gallery, Saigon, Vietnam. 1988 The French
Ins. of Cultural Exchange, Saigon, Vietnam. 1987 Fine Art
Association, Saigon, Vietnam. 1969 French
Cultural Center, Danang, Vietnam. 1965 International
Hall, Saigon, Vietnam. 1960 Spring
Exhibition, Saigon, Vietnam. Collected Artworks: In
Japan, Indonesia, Malysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Germany, France, USA. Publications: 1997 "Nhung
Chiec Mat Na Cuoi", Collection of short stories (CA: Van moi, 1997).
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VERSION... (Click here for
the listings updated) SHORT STORIES, POEMS from current, and previous issues:
Woman behind the billboard -- Hoang Thi Bich Ti The stirring red -- Le
Thi Hue The Ghost of Ha Tay
Uyen Nicole Duong The Plastic Duck lantern GTV
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