Le wrote searingly of love and loss, of loyalty and separation, of longing and, ultimately, death — alternating rhythm, syntax and sensibility. In Hanoi in 1958, he began using the pen name Du Tu Le in work printed in Mai magazine. Poet Du Tu Le is pictured with daughter Orchid Lam Quynh, now a mathematics professor, at her college graduation. (Tuyen Phan)In 1993, author Neil L. Jaimeson included Le’s poetry in “Understanding Vietnam,” a literary textbook. In his poetry, Le reminisced frequently about his homeland.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 20, 2019 00:56 UTC