Hồ Xuân Hương
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
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Honours
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Rankings
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Covers
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Records
Hồ Xuân Hương's accolades are unique in that they come entirely from posterity. No award ceremony existed in her time that could capture her genius, yet her work has earned her a place among the greatest poets of Vietnam. The title "Queen of Nôm Poetry," bestowed by Xuân Diệu, is a fitting tribute to her mastery of the vernacular script. Her poetry has been preserved, studied, and celebrated for over two centuries, and her influence on Vietnamese literature is immeasurable. She broke barriers as a woman writing boldly about desire and injustice, and her legacy continues to inspire readers and writers alike.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Queen of Nôm Poetry
Honorary title for her mastery of Nôm poetry.
UNESCO Memory of the World recognition
Her works are recognized as part of Vietnam's documentary heritage.
Streets named after her
Hồ Xuân Hương Street in both cities.
Rankings & Lists
Featured Poet
Featured Poet
Magazine Covers
Giai Nhân Dị Mặc
1916
Portrait of Hồ Xuân Hương on the cover
Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
October 2002
Come on Girls, Let's Go Bail Water: Eroticism in Ho Xuan Huong's Vietnamese Poetry
Records & Feats
First woman to achieve mastery of Nôm poetry at a high level
Hồ Xuân Hương raised the status of Vietnamese as a literary language through her innovative use of chữ Nôm.
Posthumous discovery of lost manuscript
Lưu Hương Ký was discovered in 1964, 142 years after her death, containing 52 poems.