Chicago, April 2003 - Leading Vietnamese poet, and translator of Allen Ginsberg, Robert Creeley and Charles Simic, Hoang Hungwill read his work at Columbia College Chicago on Thursday, May 22 at 5:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Theater, 600 S. Michigan. The program is free and open to the public. Call 312-344-8100 for information.
This is Mr. Hung's first trip to the United States, and his first trip outside of Vietnam after years of repression on political grounds. He is just now being allowed to publish his own work and to travel.
Hoang Hung has received awards from the French Ministry of Culture and the Vietnam Writers Union for his translation of the poems of Guillaume Apollinaire.
The Spring Poetry Reading Series, which is sponsored by the English Department of Columbia College Chicago, will continue with Quincy Troupe on Thursday, May 29 at 5:30 p.m., Ferguson Theater, 600 S. Michigan. Contributors to this year's issue of Columbia Poetry Review will read their work on Wednesday, May 28 at 5:30 p.m., Hokin Hall, 623 S. Wabash. All events are free and open to the public.