The Secret of Hoa Sen (EPUB) von Nguyen Phan Que Mai

Presented in bilingual English and Vietnamese, these poems build bridges between two cultures inextricably bound together by war and destruction.

Contents

Introduction by Bruce Weigl

1. My Mother’s Rice
2. Eating Pho with My Grandpa
3. The Poem I Can’t Yet Name
4. The Gardener in the Royal Citadel
5. Stars in the Shape of Carrying Poles
6. The Boat Girl
7. Spring Garden
8. Pearls of My Aunt
9. The Garment Workers of Bangladesh
10. The Secret of Hoa Sen
11. Two Truths
12. Earth Home
13. Ceramic Rhythm
14. The White Time
15. With a Vietnam Veteran
16. Separated Worlds
17. April
18. Thousand Years
19. The White Sky
20. The Desire of Clouds
21. Mekong Delta
22. Hà Noi
23. Your River
24. My Father
25. My Mother
26. Speaking With My Children
27. The Sea
28. My Father’s Home Village
29. Being Vietnamese
30. Touching the Hair of Sunrise
31. Journey of the Human Train
32. Quang Tri
33. Van Anh
34. The Singing Sea
35. The Green Sphere
36. Steps of Time
37. Your Words
38. Night’s Whispers
39. Your Forest
40. Babylift
41. Grass
42. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
43. Through a Narrow Lane
44. Song of Garbage
45. Himalaya
46. Fish Sauce and Flowers
47. Blues for My Grandma
48. Crying for Mindanao
49. Fears
50. From the Deep Earth
51. The Music of Fire
52. Freeing Myself