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when you’re a poet, you’re a thief — Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

A poem in Vietnamese by Lê Vĩnh Tài Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm Photographer: Dr. Lâm Ngọc Hoàng when you’re a poet you’re thief and the vernacular isn’t what you steal you steal the hearts of those who happened to read you _____ là nhà thơ bạn chính là kẻ trộm nhưng bạn không đánh […]

when you’re a poet, you’re a thief — Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
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when you’re a poet, you’re a thief

Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

A poem in Vietnamese by Lê Vĩnh Tài
Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
Photographer: Dr. Lâm Ngọc Hoàng

when you’re a poet
you're thief
and the vernacular isn't what you steal

you steal the hearts
of those who happened to read
you
_____

là nhà thơ
bạn chính là kẻ trộm
nhưng bạn không đánh cắp ngôn ngữ

bạn chỉ đánh cắp trái tim
của những người đã lỡ đọc
bạn…
_____
JANUARY 2021

Lê Vĩnh Tài, the poet and translator born in 1966 in Buon Ma Thuot, Daklak, Vietnam. The retired doctor is still a resident of the Western Highlands and a businessman in Buon Ma Thuot.

Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the blogger, poet, and translator, was born in 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia.

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Cuba, U.S. to hold second round of migration talks in Havana | Reuters

A record 220,000 Cubans were caught at the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2022, which ended on Sept. 30, shattering previous records. The vast majority were allowed into the United States to pursue immigration cases.

De Cossio cited the U.S. Cold War-era trade embargo as another key factor behind the recent mass exodus. The sanctions, he said, contribute to a grinding economic crisis on the island that has led to daily blackouts and hours-long lines for food, fuel and medicine.

Source: Cuba, U.S. to hold second round of migration talks in Havana | Reuters

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‘We Have The Votes’: The Senate Will Act This Week To Codify Same-Sex Marriage | HuffPost Latest News

“We have the votes,” a source close to negotiations confirmed Monday.

A bipartisan group of senators has been trying for months to pass a marriage equality bill to protect same-sex and interracial relationships. The House passed its own legislation in July, but that proposal stalled in the Senate, where some Republicans raised concerns that it would stifle religious liberty.

Source: ‘We Have The Votes’: The Senate Will Act This Week To Codify Same-Sex Marriage | HuffPost Latest News

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Democrat Katie Hobbs defeats MAGA favorite Kari Lake in high-stakes race for governor in Arizona

Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has defeated Republican Kari Lake in Arizona’s race for governor, NBC News projected Monday.

Hobbs’ victory is key for Democrats in a presidential battleground and a rebuke to a prominent election denier — though the closeness of the contest left the result up in the air for nearly a week.

 

Source: Democrat Katie Hobbs defeats MAGA favorite Kari Lake in high-stakes race for governor in Arizona