Proudly Presents
NGUYEN DUY
Acclaimed Vietnamese Poet
Poetry Readings
with English Translations
From his newly published bilingual collection
“Distant Road”
Monday, June 26, 2000
7:00 p.m.
The Washington Home of Stewart Mott
122 Maryland Avenue, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002
On Capitol Hill, across from the Supreme Court
“Here is the Vietnamese Whitman”
--Catherine A. Salmons, The Boston Globe
“’Distant Road’ is an extended love poem to
Vietnam, and to the enduring nobility of its people.”
--Philip Gambone, The New York Times
Nguyen Duy is one of Vietnam’s most accomplished poets –
having won the Van Nghe poetry prize in 1973
And the poetry prize of the Vietnam Writers’ Association in 1985.
His body of works include ten collections of poetry, three memoirs and a novel.
“Distant Road” is a selection of poems from all stages of Nguyen Duy’s career.
Nguyen Duy is in the United States for a three month residency at the invitation of
The William Joiner Center of the University of Massachusetts Boston
Copies of “Distant Road” will be available for purchase & signing by the Poet
Kindly RSVP your attendance to:
Hung Bui @ 703-312-6624 * Eydie Gaskins @ 202-463-6808 * Nora Kruk: nora_kruk@excite.com