Mountain River: Vietnamese Poetry from the Wars, 1948-1993 [Paperback]

Kevin Bowen (Editor), Nguyen Ba Chung (Editor), Ba Chung Nguyen (Editor), Bruce Weigl (Editor), Chung Ba Nguyen (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1998

An anthology that attests to the power of art to transform the trauma of war. This powerful and moving bilingual collection affirms the importance of poetry in the formation and perpetuation of Vietnamese national identity. A valuable survey of Vietnamese poetry written since World War II.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The Repose, Fr. Mountain And River On The Shoulder by Anh Ngoc
Western Advance by Bui Dinh Dau
I Returned To My Native Village by Ca Le Hien
Come Before The Rain Falls by Ha Duc Trong
Footprints In Elephant Grass by Ho Thanh Cong
Sonnet For The Bus by Ho Thanh Cong
Condolence To A Friend by Hoang Loc
After Many Missed Dates, You Finally Come by Hoang Nhuan Cam
Woman Knitting by Hoang Thi Y Nhi
When Will You Return? by Hoang Trung Thong
A Sky In The Bomb Crater by Lam Thi My Da
Speaking To The Heart by Lam Thi My Da
Hearing The Argument Of The Small Prisoners by Le Chi Thuy
The Incense Smell On New Year's Eve by Le Chi Thuy
Quang Tri by Le Chi Thuy
A Garden In The City by Lu'u Quang Vu
Return To Tuyen by Ngo Xuan Dieu
Bright Starry Night by Nguyen Binh Thuyet
Remembering by Nguyen Dinh Thi
The Grave And The Sandalwood Tree: 1: In Memoriam by Nguyen Duc Mau
The Grave And The Sandalwood Tree: 2: Sacrifice by Nguyen Duc Mau
The Grave And The Sandalwood Tree: 3: Leaving For The Battle by Nguyen Duc Mau
A Retired General; Dedicated To Nguyen Chuong by Nguyen Duc Mau
Uncle Doesn't Sleep Tonight by Nguyen Duc Thai
The Father by Nguyen Duy Nhue
Lang Son, 1989 by Nguyen Duy Nhue
Moonlight by Nguyen Duy Nhue
Oh Stone by Nguyen Duy Nhue
On Hearing A Chamelon In The City by Nguyen Duy Nhue
Red Earth -- Blue Water by Nguyen Duy Nhue
A Small Song Of Peace by Nguyen Duy Nhue
Stop by Nguyen Duy Nhue
Suddenly by Nguyen Duy Nhue
The Sin Flower Lavender; In Memory Of Wife Le Do Ninh by Nguyen Hu'u Loan
In Phan Thiet by Nguyen Hu'u Thinh
Waiting by Nguyen Hu'u Thinh
Lullaby For The Minority Children Growing Up On Thier Mother's Backs by Nguyen Khoa Diem
Emily, My Daughter: 1 by Nguyen Kim Thanh
Emily, My Daughter: 2 by Nguyen Kim Thanh
Folk Festival In The Autumn Night by Nguyen Kim Thanh
Pham Hong Thai by Nguyen Kim Thanh
The Red Farewell by Nguyen My
The Examples; For My Village's War Widows by Nguyen Quang Thieu
Full Moon In January by Nguyen Sinh Cung
Native Village by Nguyen Sung
The Co May Flower by Nguyen Thi Xuan Quynh
Wave by Nguyen Thi Xuan Quynh
Worried Over The Days Past by Nguyen Thi Xuan Quynh
The Rifleman's Words by Nguyen Trong Oanh
Afternoon Rain On Route 5 by Nguyen Tuan Trinh
The Space Between Words by Nguyen Viet Bang
Missing The Eastern Region by Nguyen Xuan Mien
Drum And Fire by Nguyen Xuan Tham
Beautiful And Loving Days Gone By by Pham Ho
The Division by Pham Ngoc Canh
Not Just A Battlefront by Pham Sy Sau
New Year's Eve by Pham Thi Tuyet Bong
Poem Of A Garden by Pham Thi Tuyet Bong
Wind And Widow by Pham Thi Tuyet Bong
At 59 Ba Trieu Street by Pham Tien Duat
Bombing At Seng Phan by Pham Tien Duat
Deo Ngang: Crossing Pass by Pham Tien Duat
The Fire In The Lamps: 1: The Lamps by Pham Tien Duat
The Fire In The Lamps: 2: The Blackout by Pham Tien Duat
The Fire In The Lamps: 3: Lighting The Lamps by Pham Tien Duat
In The Labor Market At Giang Vo by Pham Tien Duat
To Return To The Urges Unconscious Of Thier Beginning by Pham Tien Duat
White Circle by Pham Tien Duat
Leaving Off Poetry by Phan Ngoc Hoan
Secret Scent by Phan Thi Thanh Nhan
Three Bullets by Ta Hu'u Yen
The Alabaster Stork by Tran Dang Khoa
Song Of The Hammock by Tran Dang Khoa
Song On The Moonlight And The Dan Bo by Tran Dang Khoa
The Lamp Standing Army by Tran Dinh Dac
Poem For My Grandson by Tran Te Hanh
Under Moonlight The Baby Sings by Tran Te Hanh
O Life I Love Like My Wife by Viet Phu'o'ng
Where The River Flowed by Vo Que
A Half by Vo Van Tru'c
The Bells by Vu Hu'u Chinh
The Couple Of The Mountains by Vu Hu'u Chinh
In The Metro by Vu Ngoc Chuc
Mountain, River by Vu Tien Nam
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder® --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Language Notes

Text: English, Vietnamese (translation) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 266 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Massachusetts Pr; 1ST edition (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558491414
• ISBN-13: 978-1558491410
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,270,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)