Phan Nhiên Hạo | A Guide on how to write (6)
An amazing poem. Please read and enjoy.
Phan Nhiên Hạo is a Vietnamese-American poet and translator, living in the United States. He was born in Kontum, Vietnam, came to the US in 1991 and now lives in Illinois.
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Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the poet and translator, born 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia.
By Phan Nhiên Hạo, translation by Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
A guide on how to write
Write as sweetly as a nail is nailed into wood.
Write as fast as the wind through an infected village.
Write as quietly as the coal shimmering slowly in the heart of the earth.
Write with the veracity of a lion about to pounce on its prey.
Write with the care of a ship meandering through a fog in the early light.
Write with the sensitivity…
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Yes he did.
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It’s such an interesting and insightful one. The imagery and the similes are wonderful 💖❤
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I agree Lamittan. The writer allowed the reader to think.
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The real credit isn’t for me, it’s for our fellow blogger Songngutaitram and, originally, Phan Nhiên Hao https://songngutaitram.org/2021/12/14/phan-nhien-hao-haircuts-on-the-pavement-5/ But, great to see that also you appreciate these words so much 💛☕ Thanks for sharing
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He is very good. He make the reader think and ponder my friend.
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