Shama, a young poet of the Yi nationality, has a deep humanistic concern for life in his poetry works. He has transformed the words with a sense of melody contained in his mother tongue into special Chinese expressions, which proves that the text has given the poet a broad creative space and diversified extension of meaning. It can be said that Shama's exploration itself is full of adventurous spirit. His poems are unique and warm, and the melancholy tone is fascinating. Its charm comes from his in-depth thinking and perfect integration of Yi culture, philosophy, folk customs and religion, which has universal sociological significance.
Because of survival, confusion, transcendence and other factors, people are close to each other and alienated from each other; Because of dreams and love, people are trying to communicate with each other culturally. Shama's poems reveal the possibility of human beings getting close to each other and merging in the cultural exploration of the same.
Shama's poems, while inheriting the tradition, constantly absorb the excellent nutrients of modern poetry; The poem shows people the richness and profundity of Yi culture, and it is full of wonderful imagination and mysterious cultural power, with endless charm and touching the soul.
After reading Shama's poems, we can feel the unique regional color and rich Yi cultural connotation, and it seems that we can touch the most secret spiritual core of Yi people's existence.
so, the more national it is, the more universal and cosmopolitan it is.
—— Excerpted from Yi People's Network
Shama's new collection of poems, The Olive Tree in My Dream, won the 7th China Prize for the Fine Horse of Minority Literature in 22.