Born into the Vietnam War in 1973, Nguyen Phan Que Mai grew up witnessing the war¿s devastation and its aftermath. She worked as a street vendor and rice farmer before winning a scholarship to attend university in Australia. Upon her return to Vietnam, Que Mai contributed to the sustainable development of her homeland via her work with local and international organizations including UN agencies. She is the author of eight books of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction in Vietnamese; The Secret of Hoa Sen (BOA, 2014) is her first international publication, followed by her debut novel in English The Mountains Sing (Algonquin Books, 2020). Que Mai's writing has been translated and published in more than 10 countries and has received many honors, including the Poetry of the Year 2010 Award from the Hanoi Writers Association. Currently based in Indonesia, Que Mai¿s journalism regularly appears in major Vietnamese newspapers. For more information about Nguyen Phan Que Mai, visit her at nguyenphanquemai.com
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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
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
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