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Green Rice
Selected Poems
by
Lam Thi My Da
Translated by Martha Collins, Thuy Dinh
"Behind the seemingly simple exterior is the delicate tension between Buddhist patience and contemporary anxiety, between quiet sadness and unabashed joy, between the agrarian past and the urban present, between ancient song and modern free-verse lyric, between family and history, between self and nation." —Marilyn Chin
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Green Rice, like Lam Thi My Da's writing career itself, begins in what Americans call the Vietnam War. While her poetry reflects the cost of the war, her poems are grounded in her intimate involvement with the landscape, flora, and fauna of her country, as well as lyrics that explore love, motherhood, women’s issues, and the sometimes-difficult movement into middle age.
For more information about Martha Collins, please visit her web site at: http://marthacollinspoet.com
For a review of Green Rice by Stacee-Lynn Helms please visit Chaos Amidst Beauty
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