Spring Essence: The Poetry of Hô Xuân Huong by Hồ Xuân Hương, John Balaban

Spring Essence: The Poetry of Hô Xuân Huong

Hồ Xuân Hương, John Balaban

134 pages first pub 1801 (editions)

fiction classics poetry reflective slow-paced
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Hồ Xuân Hương — whose name translates as "Spring Essence" — is one of the most important and popular poets in Vietnam. A concubine, she became renowned for her poetic skills, writing subtly risqué poems which used double entendre and sexual innuen...

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Community Reviews Summary of 14 reviews

Moods

funny 100%
reflective 66%
challenging 33%
dark 33%
informative 33%
relaxing 33%

Pace

fast 33%
slow 33%
medium 33%

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