The famous poet Zhang Kuang preface Lin Yongwang's poetry collection "Walking in China".
Text. As his name suggests, the poet Lin Yongwang seems to be forever full of exuberant energy, passion for action, and impulse to write. He was a poet with literary ideals, very diligent and very personal. In time and space, he always reserved many ways for himself to express himself, and always hoped to retain the eternal poetry in his heart. Less than half a year after he finished publishing a collection of poems, another of his poems is about to meet readers again. I admire this kind of speed and passion. He said that he liked my writing and recognized my status as a "Jianghu", so he asked me to write a preface again.
The works compiled into this collection of poems are all poetic and famous traces, and the name is "Walking in China", which I think is appropriate. The troubadour poems are actually travel poems and landscape poems, which are very famous in ancient times, such as Qu Yuan's "Chu Ci Fisherman", Li Bai's "Shu Dao Difficult", Du Fu's "Ascending", Su Shi's "Nian Nujiao Chibi Nostalgia" and so on are all famous works in ancient troubadour. The troubadour pays great attention to the combination of object description and subjective emotional expression, and the poets sing as they walk, aiming to express what they saw and heard during the journey. There are not a few contemporary Chinese poets who write poetry, but very few write well.
Lin Yongwang is a poet who is not satisfied with the status quo, does not muddy with mundane affairs, loves life, and likes to travel. Like an eagle, he looked at the mountains and rivers under his feet, expressing his ambition. His poetic feelings are born from this, and the poetic words are all in charge of his heart, which has both unique personality and sociological significance, which is very rare. He stopped in Hunan, and then he had "Xiaoxiang Smoke and Rain" and "Dongting Watching the Moon";He walked in Fujian, and he had "Night on Gulangyu Island" and "Smoke and Rain Tulou" to record the fireworks in the world;He passed through Shaanxi and wrote the beauty of "Dream Back to Qinguan" and "Xi'an City Wall";He loved his hometown of Guangdong, and wrote the profound insights of "The Past and Present Life of "Nanhai No. 1" and "Night Tour of the Pearl River";He traveled to Xinjiang, and wrote about the sacred secret scenery with "Under the Poplar Tree, Waiting for You" and "Kanas Love".He has been in poverty alleviation for many years, and has a deep affection for every grass and tree, so he wrote warm poems such as "Dream Back to Lhasa" and "Sakya Looking Back".
Let's see how he "Watching the Moon in the Cave": "The mountains are cold, the water is cold, even the moon in the water is cold, the moon shadow lingers with the moon unintentionally, even the wind jokes with me, blowing a ripple in my heart......."Standing on the bridge of Honghu Lake, looking back at Yunmengze's fishing fire, the back garden of Dongting, the moonlight is a gentle desire, and the warm fragrance of osmanthus The flowing water is murmuring and overflowing the heart ......Between the pitches, there are insects chirping and laughing idiots If the cicada is cold, it is sad and desolate There is no lamp There is no Van Windings House to go to the country and nostalgia Emotions are of course I want to be a disciple of the muse, but my actions are the lotus flowers of the beggars The wooden stick points to it It is a prayer for survival The darkness in the hollow of the tree is the deep thoughts of the wise Tell the light of humanity Lonely night Growing up with the years Baptism of wind and rain Frustration and confusion Troubles Fan Fence Longing and yearning Why let the loss be pessimistic Shroud your face Write your sorrow on the beach Let dreams wander with the fish Engrave the splendor in the blue sky Let love follow the nightingale to sing and fly...... On the side of Yueyang Tower, in front of Xiao Qiao's tomb, the autumn frost in the morning, hanging on the dog's tail grass, hanging the thoughts of the wind, a drop of tears, ** reflects the first meter of sunshine in the morning......”
Time and space are the basic framework of the structural world. Space is like bones, and time is the soul. It can be seen from the poem that Lin Yongwang is extremely sensitive to time and space. The poet's whereabouts and footprints are engraved with calm philosophical thoughts and the desire to be born. Thinking from the artistic conception, the nostalgia for the past and the present is overflowing. The bones and souls that connect time and space are depicted by him in the shape of poetry, and the spirits who come out of the classics reveal the philosophy of life. There is no preaching of self-inflicted sentimentality, and the sonorous rhythm raises the positive sail of life, giving people a poetic sense of passion and calm integration of surfing.
Lin Yongwang is a poet who understands rhyme, and rhyming verses are catchy to read, which is his strength. Lin Yongwang's poems reveal a strong sense of life, his rhetoric is transparent and light, and the lines appear solemn and intimate, without any difficulty in reading.
I always feel that the relationship between poets and poetry is actually like the so-called relationship between qi and blood in Chinese medicine. You know, behind the blood is qi. In the same way, poetry is followed by poets. The poet relies on truth and conscience to generate poetry, otherwise he will moan without disease. Poetry is just a carrier, and if you want to write a poem well, you must deal with the relationship between poetry and people. In other words, the poet must have true feelings and conscience, he must write for his conscience, and he must write for his conscience. Sooner or later, hypocrisy will be spurned by readers.
See how Lin Yongwang wrote "Qu Yuan's Sacrifice: The River of May - Miluo Race":
The wind of the years has blown for a thousand years The tears in my heart have dropped for a thousand years The prayer of a thousand years The shadow of the sail sails through the clouds The ugly and restless sea The waves are undulating Brewing The bitter wine of fate The broken cobwebs Fishing The barren fish and rice The weak mast Helplessly supporting the spirit The corrupted reality The waterline of the human heart Measuring the thickness of the radius The dark night peels off the mask of hypocrisy Under the starry sky The thin placket tears off the painting skin Naked into the primitive impulse Beauty flies in the air The tears of humiliation rust the long sword The sad Chu song in autumn You sing "Lisao" " The road is long, I will go up and down and seek"....Dancing in the long wind, despair Like black smoke swallowing the last glimmer of ......The sunshine of May The Miluo River The clear is clear The turbid is turbid Thousands of years of time The water is still flowing Zongzi and flowers Dragon boat and time race The war drum that beats the strongest pulse of the new era You are the son of the sea Your walking figure At the end of the horizon A star rises It is the ...... of the seeker's immortal heart in the darkness”
The bard poems match the landscape. In the poem, Lin Yongwang guards the golden rose in his heart with an extremely sincere poetic heart and poetic spirit, and the lines are full of love for Old Master Qu and the land of China. Qu Yuan's patriotic spirit is beyond words. The quality of the poems and the purity of the aesthetic style are quite individual. Miluo River, masks, zongzi and flowers, the imagery is clear and clear, the text is quiet and smart, and the emotions are clear and hateful. It can be judged from this that Lin Yongwang has historical knowledge and cultural standpoint, he has always adhered to his reckless poetry creation direction and spiritual pursuit, and his aesthetic style is even simple, unrefined and simple beauty, or many skills to hide his innocence. Lin Yongwang dedicates his readers to simple poetry, although his poems do not have very good quality, peculiar imagery and strange expressions, but his poetic quality is as pure as a simple mountain spring, which makes his poetry far from the brilliance of technology and rhetoric. In my opinion, this is precisely the most free-spirited and unpretentious side of a poet. What he shows is the simplicity of human beauty and pyrotechnics. The poem is endeared for its lightness and texture.
The Internet age is full of all kinds of "Internet garbage", and people have witnessed too much so-called "Internet literature". With all due respect, I don't dare to hope and agree with the literary quality of some garbage-heavy online word games. Lin Yongwang is a sunny poet, he has a good creative attitude, not indulging in the Internet fantasy, on the contrary, he often brings out his inner true feelings to dry in the sun, so that readers can feel his clear thinking and sincerity visible to the naked eye, which is commendable.
Thousands of miles of singing, poetry in China. Flowers all the way, singing all the way. This new book is a work of Lin Yongwang measuring Chinese civilization with his footprints, and he writes poems on the charming land of water. This is a concrete embodiment of his standing firm on the people's position and adhering to the people-centered creative orientation. When the vicissitudes in front of him dissipated, he found that the residual warmth floating in his heart was still there. I thought, that's enough.
Lin Yongguang is not a person who lives by imagination, he is more down-to-earth walking in the land of China, writing the beauty of Chinese civilization in his heart with a unique artistic personality, with a harmonious rhythm and a strong sense of picture. A poet who loves the land, loves the songs, loves the great rivers and mountains, and his brushstrokes are inseparable from the land that gave birth to him and raised him. Lin Yongwang has not forgotten his roots, his poems sing the glory of Chinese civilization for 5,000 years, and his poems are a hymn to the land of China. His inseparable historical connection and poetic love for the land are truly presented in his works, making it easy to read his passion and loyalty.
The modernity of Chinese new poetry determines its aesthetic expression of China's move towards modern society. The spiritual core of Lin Yongwang's poetry is still modern, although he is not lacking in classical feelings. This is the key to my attention to his work.
How to understand the aesthetic transformation of Chinese poetry in modern society is a topic that every contemporary Chinese poet should think deeply about. Obviously, Lin Yongwang did this kind of thinking. His current poetry writing can not follow the trend or hunt for curiosity, that is, a responsible writing attitude and aesthetic attitude. And it takes courage to do the same.
In my opinion, poetry is actually an important way to convey the meaning of the landscape, and it is an important way to convey the poet's aesthetic quality, artistic understanding and writing realm. Lin Yongwang's sense of family and country and love for the great mountains and rivers of the motherland are evident in Lin Yongwang's poems.
Greater China is not all idyll, but a country full of complex interpersonal and social problems. I think that Chinese poetry in the new era should focus on thinking about the harmonious coexistence of man and nature. It is believed that Lin Yongwang's bright colors of China will illuminate the poet's own future and convey the positive energy belonging to poetry. Through his own life experience and poetic rumination, Lin Yongwang uses his personal experience of singing to construct memories and poetry, and then convey true feelings. From the perspective of a troubadour, he examines the glory and dreams of the nation. As his personal writing experience continues to deepen and broaden. My gaze touched his poetic complex and artistic consciousness of contemplating reality and nostalgia for the past and the present. Looking at these 100 poems, it is not difficult to see that Lin Yongwang is a promising poet who can grasp the requirements of the times and tell Chinese stories well with heart, affection and hard work.
Of course, Lin Yongwang's troubadours have shortcomings, such as a relatively simple lyrical style, a slightly thin plot structure, and an unrestrained excessive use of ellipses, etc., which are his obvious shortcomings. I hope that he will have more details, more understanding, and make up for his shortcomings in a timely manner, so that he will be able to make progress in the future.
December 26, 2023.
Foshan Shiken Village Nanhua Thatched Cottage.
Zhang Kuang, a famous writer and poet, is a member of the Chinese Writers Association, an executive director of the Chinese Poetry Society, a member of the presidium of the Guangdong Writers Association, and the chairman of the Foshan Writers Association).