Events for April 4, 2022

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 Love Poems by Xuân Diệu,  a collection …

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