Lê Đạt Explained

Lê Nhân Đạt
Nationality:	Vietnamese
Occupation:	Poet

Lê Nhân Đạt, pen name Lê Đạt (September 9, 1929 – April 21, 2008) was a Vietnamese poet. He was one of the poets associated with the Nhân Văn-Giai Phẩm movement.^[1] As one of the longest-lived Nhân Văn poets Đạt's influence has been felt more strongly in his continued writings.^[2]

Notes and References

1. The "Nhan-van" affair Hoa Mai - 1957 "Phung Quan's and Le Dat's poems were well designed 'to fight against conventional ideas,' and 'to clear out filthy thoughts,' but they should have been shorter. Mr. To Huu retorted: 'What's the use of letting them waste more ink and paper?'
2. Black dog, black night: contemporary Vietnamese poetry Nguyen Do, Paul Hoover, 2008 "However, because of the group's suppression by the government, Nhan Vans influence in the renovation of poetry has been felt most strongly in later years. Some Nhan Van poets, like Le Dat and Hoang Cam, are still alive and writing, and..."