The Party banished me to the wilds,
wishing my corpse would feed some
manioc shrub.
A huntsman I've become, and I'll
emerge bear snake jewels, rhino
horns.
The Party drowned me in the sea,
wishing I'd sink and hit the
depths.
A diver I've become--
I'll surface sparkling with rare pearls.
Nguyen Chi Thien, from Phong Quang prison camp, 1972.
Translated by Huynh Sanh Thong, Yale University, 1984.
photo at the Monterey Dunes Refuge, California, by Jean Libby, October 2005
wishing my corpse would feed some
manioc shrub.
A huntsman I've become, and I'll
emerge bear snake jewels, rhino
horns.
The Party drowned me in the sea,
wishing I'd sink and hit the
depths.
A diver I've become--
I'll surface sparkling with rare pearls.
Nguyen Chi Thien, from Phong Quang prison camp, 1972.
Translated by Huynh Sanh Thong, Yale University, 1984.
photo at the Monterey Dunes Refuge, California, by Jean Libby, October 2005
The Party banished me to the wilds,
wishing my corpse would feed some
manioc shrub.
A huntsman I've become, and I'll
emerge bear snake jewels, rhino
horns.
The Party drowned me in the sea,
wishing I'd sink and hit the
depths.
A diver I've become--
I'll surface sparkling with rare pearls.
Nguyen Chi Thien, from Phong Quang prison camp, 1972.
Translated by Huynh Sanh Thong, Yale University, 1984.
photo at the Monterey Dunes Refuge, California, by Jean Libby, October 2005
wishing my corpse would feed some
manioc shrub.
A huntsman I've become, and I'll
emerge bear snake jewels, rhino
horns.
The Party drowned me in the sea,
wishing I'd sink and hit the
depths.
A diver I've become--
I'll surface sparkling with rare pearls.
Nguyen Chi Thien, from Phong Quang prison camp, 1972.
Translated by Huynh Sanh Thong, Yale University, 1984.
photo at the Monterey Dunes Refuge, California, by Jean Libby, October 2005
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