Quê Mẹ 88-89

Table of Contents

• May this be the Spring of Human Rights: Proposal to Vietnamese worldwide and the Hanoi Authorities (Editorial) Võ Văn Ái
• The New Year’s “May-pole” Ngọc Lan
• Dragon Tales for the Year of the Dragon Ái Hoa
• The Ancestors’ Altar on New Year’s Day Phước Thành
• The Dragon: totem of the Viet people Hà Y
• Poems: Cỏ sớm :
  – Chín cửa
  – Trên bus
  – Cõi bờ ta
  – Tỉnh tướng Mai Thảo
• Heralding Spring, a painting by Lê Phô Thi Vũ
• Vietnamese Têt Traditions Nguyễn Thị Hà
• Reflexions on the 11th Century Royal Decree to transfer the Capital Trần Phổ Minh
• Review of Quê Me’s activities during 1987 Quê Mẹ
• The Vietnamese economy is past salvation Nguyễn Nam Phong
• Poems: Cuối năm tiến chiều :
  – Gọi tên đêm
  – Mô đời hoa đổ Thường Quán
• The Canonisation of 117 Vietnamese martyrs Phan Thanh Văn (Linh mục)
• International Conference on Vietnam in Paris Quê Mẹ
• Hanoi’s Scandinavian front breached: Swedish Premier supports Human Rights in Vietnam Quê Mẹ
• The shortest and most consummate poetry form :
  – the Vietnamese 14-word poem Thi Vũ
• The life and loves of the poet Han Mac Tu Quách Tấn
• Poem: Chúa Xuân và tôi Hà Thúc Sinh
• Poem: Mùa xuân Phạm Công Thiện
• Poem: Bâng khuâng Mặc Đỗ
• Poem: Trong vườn xuân hanh ngô Thái Tú Hạp
• Poetry in exile Nguyễn Hưng Quốc
• Poem on exile in the New Year Thanh Nam
• 13th century Zen Poetry in Vietnam Triệu Minh
• What lies behind the criticism campaign in the official communist press Mai Hiên
• 4 tactics of Hanoi’s cultural “guerilla warfare” Trần Ngọc Lũ
• Cartoon NHS
• Cartoon NHS
• Uncle Ho’s poetical inspiration (satire) Phùng Hoan
• Spring in the epic poem Kiêu Châm Khanh
• Titbits from the communist Press: former publishing director on the fiddle :
  – Nothing left but… tree trunks !
  – Curious “renovation” of the press
  – Theatre invaded by (non-performing) fleas
  – Pavements come to the rescue Trần Lộc Bình
• Warning to overseas Vietnamese touring Vietnam Hoàng Hạc
• Debate: Are Vietnamese Boat People economic refugees ? Ca Dao
• 1001th report of communist Security Police violence Trần Lộc Bình
• Tribute to Composer and Musician Pham Duy: Sounding the soul of Vietnam Thi Vũ
• Human Rights as a new national consciousness Vân Xưa
• Hanoi claims to have killed Rear-Admiral Hoang Co Minh Nguyễn Nam Phong
• 1987: Review of world events Hoài Nhân
• Some government ! (satire) Phước Thiều
• Putting the finishing touch to the Dragon (short story) Ỷ Lan Penelope Faulkner
• Poem: Một phương trời Nguyễn-đức Bạtngàn
• Poem: Thư cho Scotte Jeanne Luân Hoán
• Poem: Thơ xuân tôi Nguyễn Mạnh Trinh
• A sprig of orchids (short story) Phương Anh
• Buying perfume one Spring day (short story) Lê Mỹ Hương
• Sculptor Lê Thanh Nhon’s Micklemas mugging Nguyễn Nam Phong
• Meeting the Dragon (short story) Ái Anh
• Poem Nguyễn Thị Nguyễn
• Poem Hà Bỉnh Trung
• The Cry (short story) Nhật Tiến
• Spring in Exile Lê Vân
• Literary conversation with poetess Hô Xuân Huong (short story) Đoàn Đức Nhân
• New Year flowers Phạm Thị Hoa
• Enao, little river (short story) Lê Đại Lãng
• Poem: Bềnh bồng một cõi riêng ta Lâm Hảo Dũng
• Setting off on New Year’s Eve Trần Hoài Thư
• Poem/prose on Tet by the Tao Dan Sông Han underground literary Movement in Danang Nguyễn Mậu Lâm
• The King’s new clothes Đăng Văn Nhâm
• Oh, river Seine, when will I return home Lê Mộng Nguyên
• World records P.H. Quang
• Y Lan Đặng Thế Kiệt
• Letter box Quê Mẹ