I started to like poetry when I was 15 years old. Back then, when I was still a teenager, I would save the two yuan my parents gave me every week to buy groceries, and go to the Xinhua Bookstore in front of the school to buy "Star Poetry Magazine" and "Poetry Monthly". Now it has passed, counting, it has been 20 years.
In the past 20 years, my experience has continued to change, but my love for words has never changed. I have always asked myself, why do I write poetry?
In this economically strong society, literature has been gradually forgotten by people and has become a thing of the past. It has not brought me much actual economic benefits. However, just as people need love, poetry can always bring me the passion and dreams of first love.
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Over the years, I have tried my best to avoid the noise of the world and find the pure land of my soul for myself. Always in the dark night, I draw my pen and look around, using words to build a strong wall to resist the storm.
Faced with other people’s confusion and even ridicule, I think that liking words is just like Zhang San likes to play mahjong and drink a glass of wine, and Li Si loves to go fishing by the river and walk his dog. That’s all.
In my heart, there has always been a world of immortal poetry, in which there is the heroic spirit of Qian Yun, the justice of the sky, helping the poor and the poor, caring about the world, punishing evil and promoting good, and harmonizing the world. Now, I don’t have a three-foot long sword, but only a short pen with an inch left to write about my inner loneliness.
Nowadays, various poetry theories are rampant, and cutting-edge theories emerge one after another. I didn’t write much, I wrote very slowly, and I also summarized a set of systematic theories. I personally believe that everything can never change without departing from its roots. Poetry is a form of writing and a carrier of thoughts. The key to a poem is that it must have feelings, a soul, and a unique life experience. Any whitewashing techniques and mysterious word games will definitely not be a good poem.
In this diverse poetry world, there are people who make profound explorations, and there must be people who sing for ordinary people. Simple writing does not necessarily mean superficial thinking. Don't stick to other people's opinions, and don't be afraid of other people's opinions. Look for the right direction, believe in and stick to your own path.
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When everyone regards money as the only pursuit goal, it is also a time when the human spiritual world is about to be destroyed. Ignoring and belittling literature is the short-sightedness of this society, which will inevitably lead to moral collapse and ideological desolation.
Before I came into contact with the Internet, I used to think that poetry was really in decline, and there was no light in sight. I thought I was fighting alone. Since I got online and started a blog, I have seen that there are still so many people writing poems and compositions silently. They use words to record the style of the times and sing with their hearts about the small and beautiful things on the earth.
They are like open windows, sending me thousands of rays of rays of light. I also met many teachers and literary friends and learned more new knowledge.
The morning floats in the world, and the night sinks in the soul. Over the years, I have become increasingly clear-headed: "Amateur writing is just an inner life, a career at night. This is enough." (Han Romance)
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I feel calm while fiddling with these lonely words in a noisy world. After recognizing the marginal position of literature and the embarrassing situation of poetry, I still refuse to give up.
Because it has been deeply rooted in the soul and body and has become a part of life. It can relieve the anxiety caused by the instability of life; it can give me short-term comfort when I am confused about the world; it can broaden my mind and maintain the silence of conscience and soul in the noisy reality.
Along the way, there are poems to accompany you, life is full of poetry, and life is infinitely passionate. The poetic years and the joy of life are all in these long and short sentences.
Money is so important, poetry and distance are equally worthy of pursuit by those who have dreams. In this impetuous materialistic era, let us work hard to earn money to have more poetry and distance.