Authors
Mai Van Phan Poet Vietnam
Mai Van Phan was born in Vietnam. He has published 16 poetry books. Among his books of poetry are Firmament Without Roof Cover (A Ciel Ouvert), Grass Cutting in a Temple Garden (Ra vườn chùa xem cắt cỏ), Born as Twins in an Ocean (『대양의 쌍둥이』) which is a poetry book in Korean with a Korean poet Ko Hyung-ryeol. Poems of Mai Van Phan are translated into 25 languages. He has won a number of Vietnamese and international literary awards including the Vietnam Writers' Association Award in 2010 and the Cikada Literary Prize of Sweden in 2017.
Participation Program
Performing Poetry
[A Writer’s Room] Mai Van Phan
ⓒ Alexander Belov
ⓒ Athul Prasad
ⓒ Francesca Mantovanil
ⓒ Jen Cunnion
ⓒ Pierrick Delobelle
Opening Ceremony