About Mai Van Phan, the poet

The birth name is also pen name. Born 1955 in Ninh Binh, Red River Delta, North Vietnam. Joined the army infantry in 1974. Had been driver, cook, messenger, car drive teacher etc...Left the army in 1981, entered Hanoi College of Foreign Languages, Department of Linguistics and Russian culture. Continued learning in 1983 at Gorki Pedagogics School, Minsk, (Capital of Bielorussian Republic, the former Soviet Union). Since 1986, working in Hai Phong port. Member of Vietnam Writer’s Association. Winner of some awards for poetry in  Viet Nam.

Main works:

Sun Drop (poem -  1992)

Calling Green (poem -  1995)

Morning Prayer (poem -  1997)

Name Giving Ceremony (poem -  1999)

Contemporary People (Long poem - 1999)

Water wattle (poem -  2003).

His poems also appeared in more than 30 anthologies, including Poetry NZ 36 (New Zealand) Poetry Kit Magazine 5 & 6 (published in the British); POESY Magazine 33, FULCRUM 3, The Writers Post volume 6, 7 & 8, Wordbridge (US); Grey Borders (Canada); Poem and Comment Magazine (S. Korean); Softblow Poetry Journal (Singapore)…

Address: Mai Van Phan
12/56  Cat  Cut. Le Chan. Hai Phong. Viet Nam