Calligraphy of a Multi-Talented Artist 

Poem gift for Songwriter & Calligrapher Văn Tấn Phước

How is it that a horizontal brush stroke can be so beautiful.

Like a sword moving in a path of swift flight.

There’s the jade moon hanging on the mountaintop.

Here’s the wings of the eagle gliding in a sea of clouds.

The calligraphic art glorifies Viet history pages.

The singing’s nostalgic with the “Nam Ai” melodic styles.

Music stream imbued with love for the motherland.

Still reverberates here and there a song of an exile’s sorrow. 

Translated by Vuong Thanh

Vương Thanh       Hồng Vân       Văn Tấn Phước