Επιμέλεια: Εύα Πετροπούλου Λιανού
Poet Nguyen Dinh Tam:
His biography:
* Born on 24th July 1944 in Cua Lo Town, Nghe An Province, Vietnam.
* Former Lecturer, Head of the Division “Engine – Thermal Equipment” Vietnam Maritime University.
* Member of Vietnam Writers Association.
* Member of Vietnam Overseas Study Association.
* Member of Hai Phong City Writers Association.
* Literary Prize:
+ In the year of 2015: First prize in the literary contest organized by the Vietnam Writers’ Association and Ministry of Communications and Transport organized in 2014-2015 to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Ministry of Communications and Transport, with the epic “Wake up with the sea”.
+ 2016: First prize in the poetry contest “55 years of Land and People” Ngo Quyen District, Hai Phong City.
+ 2017: Award “Ten years of good poetry” by the Teachers Association of Hai Phong City (2007 – 2017).
+ 2018: Nanum Literary award, Korea (Nanum Literary Award).
+ 2019: Award from National Poetry Competition “Hai Phong – A Rising Aspiration”.
+ 2022: The best poet of the year award of Ukiyoto publisher
* His published Poetry works:
– Waves in Autumn – Hai Phong Publishing House – 1982
– Love of the sea – Writers’ Association Publishing House – 2005
– Wake up with the autumn – Writers Association Publishing House – 2012.
– Wake up with the sea – Maritime Publishing House – 2015
– A time of the sea – Poetry and epic poetry – Writers’ Association Publishing House – 2017.
– Purple sunset Lan Chau – Writers’ Association Publishing House – 2018
– Words of Seagulls – Writers Association Publishing House – 2021
– Autumn & the Sea – Ukiyoto publisher – 2022
– Let your beautiful hair loose in Autumn – published in Korea – 2022
-Flowers of Memory, Deep blue longing – published in Korea – 2022
* Many of his poetic works have been introduced in foreign literary magazines in Korea, Romania, Nepal, Italy, Russia, Pakistan, India, Greek, Anthology of Poetry, Asian Literature, Association of World Writers-AWW…
His poems: SEA OUTLINE
SEA OUTLINE 1
I dig for me in the white sands of summer noon
Revealing a sick and weak baby
Revealed a smiling face like crying
Sun grass in the wind fumble
All childhood follows the sand in the palm of your hand
Behind my space between fingers are sea
Are sail
And seagull wings
With elsewhere waves crashing on the hull of the ship
And illusory horizon of desire
Meet someone’s deep blue eyes
Clumsy heart an afternoon sky
Drop your shadow into the adventurous sunshine
Drop your feet on the smooth wet sand
Touching the footprints of my waking up childhood
Waves rush up, waves pull away from shore
Leave me dumbfounded
Get into a range with sea water spinach flowers
SEA OUTLINE 2
*Section 1
Unsteady on the rain wind field
My feet are ashamed
In front of a stork calmly standing on one leg
Soul engrossed with wings of the seagulls
Thirty years old that I’m still pedantic
Thirty years old but wrinkles are already on the forehead
Bringing dreams into labour lost chorus
Sending back vacant land cruel time
Send back soft sand with warmth of love
I went again – met the fishing villages again
Where the living parts of the sea live
The place where sweet yellow oranges are stored
Alluvial taste love left at the end of the river
* Section 2
You hug me with Sahara desert bracelet
I cover you with Nghe country hat made of first quality latania leaves
Magnificent Suez night
The love song you sing passionately
Tirana. White Night. To see off you home
Ballet dance. Red ripe cherry season
Mediterranean. Time windy
I wake up with the majestic Balkan
* Section 3
Unknowingly singing the phrase “Afternoon Port”
Waving hands separation
The ships go towards thirst for passion
Leave the land a burning sun loving
Just keep faith between immense sky
And the wings of the bird carry heaven soul of sea
Wind and dew hair gleam grey-headed wave
Stretch your shoulders up after a sweet sleep sea chrysanthemum scent
Once again, the waves rise in the midst of a roaring storm
Struggling again in wrath
The Atlantic Ocean tests my life
Overcoming the eye of the storm
Overcoming Biscay*
I became a sea wolf
In order to return obediently with you
(*) Biscay – the sea of fierce waves to the English Channel between England and France in the Atlantic Ocean. Experienced sailors who have safely returned from the waves of Biscay are often honored as “Sea Wolves” by the International Association.
SEA OUTLINE 3
The sails are spring time
Stretch passion before the youth of the sea
Wind like strong wine yeast
I dream of the morning
Copyrighted salty taste
keep the immense blue copyright
Sea of altruism of small lives
Nurturing souls
Sailor man
Carrying barrels of wine on merchant ships
Intoxicating mankind
The waves are still crashing
Seagulls flying in the Maritime Museum
Liverpool with you welcome
I lay down on the sandy shore hubbub
Lying listening to the casuarina wind medley
Melodies of the sea
The melody of the shore
Calm and intense
Heroic and tragic
Happiness and unhappiness
Lovely
Towards the Ocean I silently call to you
Lonely clouds fly towards the thunder
Have very smooth footsteps
The sea holds its breath
I’m waiting
You came.
SEA OUTLINE 4
May the sea call for a rain
From wandering white clouds
You are the source of energy
I’m like a simple pendulum swinging between life
Afternoon spread a purple flap lonely
I met me when first I went to the beach
Self-test on each long wavelength, short wave
Just realized myself after time being far away
Hands are no longer firm
To spread extend endlessly wave shoulder
I am limited but the sea is unlimited
Satisfied flapping wings with birds in the quiet song
Apologies
Lacking salt sea in love poetry ancestor
So stormy pour down on all human beings
Why do you have to “cut the verse in half” to sing
I exhausted myself to write a whole sentence!
Captain!
Officers!
Sailors!
I call
Ship whistle
Singing “Song of victory at sunset”*
Lighthouse on the lights
Bird wings flutters
Close the sea sunset
Wistfully dropping my feet on the wet sand
The soul returns to the sea, the ocean
(*) Song “Afternoon maritime port” of V. Solovyov-Sedoi Musician.
SEA OUTLINE 5
You don’t be sad
I’m calloused between soil stamping buried
So clumsy when receiving a fresh rose
Who gave me the lesson plan early life
To write lyrics by white chalk
Finished student life, then became teacher
What teaching here – soulless numbers
Teacher’s words, I search for meaning
Love hearts inspire for life
Parallel eyes close to the horizon
Hypnotic horizon
Challenging horizon
I’m like a powerless moth
The closer you get, the further away
Ask for help sails
Ask for help seagulls
Ask for help broken moonlight after the storm
Only know that the horizon is illusory
Cheat me after visibility
Want to hug afternoon become remember to kiss
A glimpse of who is waiting
You don’t be sad
Sound waves crashing shore – high tide
Me with homeland – and the sea
Three-legged position holds a soul
Seaport April 2020
