Nguyen Duc Batngan was born in Thua Thien, Central Vietnam. His first poem was written in 1964. He has lived in exile since 1979.

Although he has an extensive body of work, only four volumes have been published thus far: Gia Tu An Phuc (with Mien Hanh & Tran Huyen Thoai, 1970), Binh Minh Cam (1985), Giua Trien Han Reo (1988), Tu Gia Ngay (1989). He is currently working on his autobiography.

In his writing career, Nguyen Duc Batngan has been a well-known literary figure of the modern Vietnamese Literature. His poetic masterpieces are highly praised for their innovative linguistic creativity, critics have called him a "magician of poetic language", a "sorcerer of intonation" ... this is also what makes his poetry very complex to translate.

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