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Xuan Poems - Poems about Xuan


The Unfortunate Plight of Women by Ho Xuan Huong - English Translation by Michael R Burch
...Ho Xuan Huong (1772-1882) was a risqué Vietnamese poetess. She has been called "the candid voice of a liberal female in a male-dominated society." The Unfortunate Plight of Women by Ho Xuan Huon......

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Categories: xuan, baby, children, husband, sister,
Form: Free verse
Ho Xuan Huong English Translations from the Vietnamese
...Ho Xuan Huong (1772-1882) was a risqué Vietnamese poetess. She has been called the BEST Vietnamese poet, a proto-feminist, and "the candid voice of a liberal female in a male-dominated society." ......

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Categories: xuan, animal, body, heart, nature,
Form: Free verse



Snowflake
...Snowflake ••• You came over night, Unexpectedly with a cold rain, A tiny droplet of pure water. And under a harsh coldness, The fabric sheet of Earth transformed you. ••• In front of me, you ......

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Categories: xuan, beauty, love, love hurts,
Form: Free verse
For Yu Xuan Ji
...All I have is her words All I have is remnants of her soul One thousand years later Cutting me deep With the awareness of her existence. How can a man desire a woman From an entirely different ......

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Categories: xuan, absence, desire, for her,
Form: Free verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things