Writers’ Association, 2004. - Two Prizes for Poetry and Literary Activities in 2006 and 2016 on the International Poetry Days by Polish UNESCO. - Two 1st Prizes (conferred by the Examination Boards and by the public) from “The Poetry Marathon Contest” at The Fifth Poetry Festival among the countries having a common border with Poland" in the city of Rzeszow, 2008. - Two "Large Laurels Branches" for poetry and poetry translation at the International Festival of Literature in Galicja, Poland, in 2009 and 2011. - Commemorative Plaque of "For the cause of Vietnamese Literature and Arts" by Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations, 2010. - Clement Janicki prize named for Lifetime Achievement and the contribution to the European Cultures, 2013. - The ministerial Medal for Contribution to Polish Culture, 2013. - The Medal Expectance (SPES) from the Poland Foundation for Socio - Cultural Development, 2016. References 21st-century Vietnamese poets Polish male poets Living people 1944 births Gdańsk University of Technology alumni Polish people of Vietnamese descent Vietnamese male poets 21st-century Polish poets 21st-century Polish male writers