After a period of treatment for lung cancer, poet and musician Nguyen Trong Tao passed away at 7:50 p.m. on January 7. It is known that he was admitted to Bach Mai hospital a few days ago, in a deep coma and had to use a ventilator. After poet Nguyen Trong Tao passed away, many Vietnamese artists wrote farewell messages to him on their personal pages.
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| Artist Nguyen Xuan Cuong. |
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| Writer Pham Ngoc Tien. |
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| Poet Binh Nguyen Trang |
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| Writer Doan Tu Huyen |
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| Writer Pham Xuan Nguyen |
Nguyen Trong Tao was born on August 25, 1947 in Dien Chau district, Nghe An. He is a poet, musician, painter and journalist. He was the Chief Editor of the Poetry Newspaper under the Literature and Arts Newspaper (Vietnam Writers Association). Some famous poetry collections and epic poems by poet Nguyen Trong Tao include: Children's Songs for Adults, Nuong Than, The World Without Moon, The Road of Stars, Salty Sea. Some songs associated with his name include: Khuc Hat Song Que, Lang Quan Ho Que Toi...
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