Đàm Trung Pháp “THE TRƯNG SISTERS” A POEM BY LÊ NGÔ CÁT & PHẠM ĐÌNH TOÁI Vietnam’s revered heroines Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị were sisters, who in the year 40 recruited thousands of followers who helped them rout the greedy and cruel Chinese governor Su...
Đàm Trung Pháp “THE VOW BETWEEN MOUNTAIN AND RIVER” A POEM BY TẢN ĐÀ NGUYỄN KHẮC HIẾU Tản Đà is the pen name of the poet Nguyễn Khắc Hiếu (1889-1939). It combines the name of a mountain, “Tản” and that of a river, “Đà” which are the two famous landmarks...
Đàm Trung Pháp “ODE TO A PAINTING OF CHICKENS AND PIGS” A POEM BY VŨ HOÀNG CHƯƠNG According to Mencius, a defining quality of a great man is his fearless adhesion to his principles in the face of threats and the use of force. This...
Đàm Trung Pháp “WESTWARD MARCH” A POEM BY QUANG DŨNG Quang Dũng (1921 – 1988) penned the ballad “Tây Tiến” (Westward March) in 1948, a year after his Capital Regiment (Trung Đoàn Thủ Đô) left Hà Nội. This regiment first saw action in late 1946, when 8,000 intellectual...
Đàm Trung Pháp “WE SEIZED SPEARS AT CHƯƠNG DƯƠNG FERRY” A POEM BY TRẦN QUANG KHẢI In the history of Vietnam’s struggle for independence, the Lý dynasty (l010-1225) and the Trần dynasty (1225- 1400) stood...