Poet Nguyen Ba Chung will read the English translations, and, with Kevin Bowen, have a conversation with the poets. Both readings will start at 5 p.m. and take place at Randall Davey Audubon Center, Upper Canyon Road, Santa Fe. Seating is on a first-come basis. A reception and book signing will follow each reading.
Events are free and open to the public.
Born in 1948 in Dong Ve village, Thanh Hoa province, Nguyen Duy studied linguistics and literature at Hanoi University. In 1965 he served as a militia squad leader, defending the areas of Ham Rong-Thanh Hoa. She studied linguistics and literature at Hanoi University and worked in the Institute of Literature. She has served as an editor at the Liberation Literature and Arts Publishing House. She has received the poetry award of Van Nghe and the award of the Vietnamese Writers' Association.