Musician and poet Nguyen Thuy Kha passed away.

Poet Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers Association, announced on his personal page that poet and musician Nguyen Thuy Kha passed away at 10:45 a.m. on March 13 in Hanoi, at the age of 77.

Poet Nguyen Quang Thieu wrote: "When I think of him, I always see the image of a romantic man passing through this world, walking, writing, singing and playing a guitar, then gently disappearing. He was one of those people who lived out his life to the fullest.

He lived as he wanted, he wrote as he wanted, and he played as he wanted. He didn't have to do anything he didn't want to do. He was who he was. That's not easy for most people. I don't think he should have ended his life.

I think he has finished his wandering in this world and gone to another place with other jobs. That's why his departure does not leave me with a heavy feeling even though from tomorrow there will be no more chance to drink with him, listen to him read poetry and sing."

Poet, musician, journalist, and music researcher Nguyen Thuy Kha was born on October 7, 1949, in Hai Phong. He graduated from the University of Information Technology in 1971, joined the army and worked in the information corps until 1990. He studied at Nguyen Du Writing School from 1979 to 1983.

Poet Nguyen Thuy Kha has published 15 poetry collections and 10 literary and artistic memoirs about poets and musicians.

He was awarded the Literature and Arts Newspaper Poetry Competition Prize 1981 - 1982; Le Quy Don Prize 1986; Nguyen Binh Khiem Prize 1982; Vietnam - Japan Friendship Prize 1992; Vietnam Musicians Association Prize continuously from 1996 - 2005; Prize of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations in 2004.