Nguyễn Đức Mậu (14 January 1948 – 8 April 2026) was a Vietnamese poet.[1] His The Old Soldier is one of many war poems to carry the idea of a nation that has been at war for generations.[2] He was born in Nam Trực District, Nam Định.

Mậu died on 8 April 2026, at the age of 78.[3]

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  1. Six Vietnamese Poets "The three male poets are, [..] Nguyen Duc Mau (b. 1948)"
  2. Adam Piette The Edinburgh Companion to Twentieth-century British and American War Literature p.218 "The Horrors of War - With the poetry of Nguyen Quang Thieu, Trinh Cong Son, Nguyen Duc Mau, Ngo Vinh Long and Xuan Quynh we enter a poetic terrain that is more nuanced and less rhetorical." "Nguyen Duc Mau repeats the idea of a nation that has been at war for generations in 'The Old Soldier':"
  3. Poet Nguyen Duc Mau - author of "Red Flower Color" passed away