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            Xuan Quynh (1942-1988)
  Translated by Carolyn Forché (1950-) and
                Nguyen Ba Chung (1949-)

                          SUMMER

First Line:   It's the season of birdsong.

The above poem was originally written in
Vietnamese. Both the poem and translation are
protected by copyright and, as such, cannot be
displayed without permission of the copyright holder.
The translation can be found in 6 Vietnamese Poets,
edited by Nguyen Ba Chung and Kevin Bowen, as
well as in:

  • Hirsch, Edward. Poet's Choice. New York:
    Harcourt, Inc., 2006.