Thế Lữ

Thế Lữ (June 10, 1907 – June 3, 1989; born Nguyễn Đình Lễ or Nguyễn Thứ Lễ) was a Vietnamese poet and author. He became known as one of the pioneers of the Thơ Mới Movement with several critically acclaimed and popular poems. He was a founder of Tự Lực Văn Đoàn and worked as a journalist, critic and editor for the newspapers Phong Hóa and Ngày Nay.

After 1937 Thế Lữ changed his interest to drama. He joined Viet Minh's side during the First Indochina War. After the war he continued drama activities and is credited for professionalizing the Vietnamese drama scene. He was awarded People's artist in 1984 and Ho Chi Minh Prize for culture in 2000.