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Spring Essence: The Poetry of Hô Xuân Huong
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"Sometimes books really do change the world... This one will set in motion a project that may transform Vietnamese culture."—Utne Reader
Ho Xuan Huong—whose name translates as "Spring Essence"—is one of the most important and popular poets in Vietnam. A concubine, she became renowned for her poetic skills, writing subtly risque poems which used double entendre and sexual innuendo as a vehicle for social, religious, and political commentary.
The publication of Spri...