THE HOLLOW DAYS
Day 5: The most beautiful day
There is an evening when I don’t want to do anything, to think / talk about anything Continue reading
The most beautiful day
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A wander over to Chakleng from a Saigon cafe
Song ngữ Anh – Việt
Vĩnh Hải thực hiện
A WANDER OVER TO CHAKLENG FROM A SAIGON CAFE
Inrasara, whose Vietnamese name is Phu Tram, was born in 1957 Continue reading
Suddenly many thoughts this evening
What ghost led me to the bar
I fell into the eyes of the first Cham working as an embracing beergirl Continue reading
October spirits
Our spirits are unassisted
October rains make them sluggish
only the tagalau flower is still bright Continue reading
Phan Duyen “Inrasara: I am still Cham”
Award-winning scholar and poet Inrasara devotes his life to poetry and Cham literature.
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I could not choose to be a child of the President of France
or a grandchild in direct line of the King of Brunei Continue reading
The new crop grain
When pain enters pain it creates light
illuminates the very pale soul
we look into each other’s eyes without illusions Continue reading
Grateful footprints
The Cham came to this place
made ditches to grow rice / burned forests for gardens Continue reading
The multifaceted tower of Champa
Chế Lan Viên sees the tower in ruins
[Inra]sara discovers the tower of sunlight Continue reading
Culture vulture
Cham poet Inrasara will go to Thailand this October to receive the Southeast Asia Writing Award 2005. Continue reading
Her portrait
Your skin and flesh are flourishing – your clothes restricted
Population is increasing – housing always limited Continue reading