Our Fall Vietnam 2025 Issue of The Café Review continues our mission of bringing Maine poetry to the world and introducing poetry from around the world to Maine.

This issue features an interview with acclaimed Vietnamese poet Trần Nhuận Minh, conducted by Steve Luttrell and John Liddy (guest editor of this special edition). It also includes poetry by Trần Nhuận Minh, Nguyễn Bình Phương, Trần Đăng Khoa, Trần Hưng, Trần Tú Hà, Phan Hoàng, Kiều Bích Hậu, Đỗ Mai Hoa, Vũ Thanh Hoa, Ngô Bình Anh Khoa, Lý Thái Phương, and Nguyễn Thế Kỷ, translated by Thanh Chuong, John Liddy, and Nguyễn Thùy.

The accompanying artwork showcases pieces by Lê Thế Lâm, Trương Thế Linh, Lim Khim Katy, Lương Lưu Biên, Ngô Văn Sắc, Tuyên Nguyễn, Nguyễn Văn Dự, Liễu Nguyễn, Nguyễn Trọng Minh, Nguyễn Tuấn Dũng, Nguyễn Thanh Bình, Phạm Đình Tiến, Phạm Thành Toàn, Lê Thúy, Nguyễn Hùng Sơn, and Trần Minh Tâm.

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