Ngo Tu Lap has published three collections of poems in Vietnam, as well as five works of fiction, five collections of essays, and many translations from Russian, French, and English. Black Stars, co-translated by Martha Collins, is the first collection of his work in English and received the PEN Poetry in Translation Award. He is currently the Dean of the Department of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Economics at the International School (Vietnam National University) in Hanoi.