I have been associated with poetry for many years, and I have written more than 1,300 poetry articles, published thousands of articles, won dozens of large and small awards, and published three volumes of poetry collections. Here are a few of my experiences and experiences in literary creation:
First, we should stand high, see the situation clearly, and identify the direction and goal. "Literature and art are the clarion call for the progress of the times, which can best represent the style of an era and lead the atmosphere of an era." If you want to write poems well, you must first stand tall, see far, grasp the pulse of the times, and keep up with the trend of the times. For example, my award-winning work "I See the New Era of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics" is a typical representative. This poem was also published on the professional and authoritative platform of "Gongyi Federation of Literary and Art Circles" and was widely acclaimed. This is positive energy, political matters, even if you write ** and other literary works, you must grasp this.
The second is to be new and write about the differences from others. For example, my group of poems "The Great Beauty Gongyi Trilogy", sprinkled with more than 100 lines, won the Excellence Award of the first Du Fu International Poetry Competition, the first part of "I Walk with Du Fu in Dialogue", in the form of a similar dialogue, to write my admiration for the poet saint; The second part, "The Great Beauty of Gongyi is Desirable", uses four sentences to write the new style and new changes of Gongyi in the new era and new journey; The third part, "I Love You, Hometown Gongyi", uses layers of progressive techniques to write about Gongyi's thick humanities and splendid history. Three different angles, three expressions, I wrote something different from others, and I think it was more successful.
The third is to choose good materials, tailor-made clothes, and be decent in width. "Content determines form". If our literary works want to be published or won awards in competitions, they must choose good content, otherwise it will be difficult to impress readers and judges. For example, the Gongyi City Piling Cup Essay Competition, I wrote "Love Poems Dedicated to Kangdian Town, a famous historical and cultural town in the Central Plains", which is very long, from the historical legends, cultural monuments, and modern civilization of Kangdian Town, I wrote the development and changes of Kangdian, which is rich in emotion, gorgeous in words, magnificent, just right, won the second prize, and is also a good poem.
How to write a good poem can also be summarized into the following points:
The first is to have a good foundation, the second is to have a high position, the third is to write more and practice more, the fourth is to bear hardships and stand hard work, the fifth is to persevere, the sixth is to have goals, the seventh is to repeatedly revise, and the eighth is not arrogant or impatient.
This is well understood, and I will not explain it here. In fact, I am also a class leader, and many people in the group are experts, so we can improve each other and improve together.
Written in Gongyi in February 2024).
About author:Duan Jianzhong, a member of the middle school, a college student, a native of Gongyi, Du Fu's hometown, a cultural volunteer in Gongyi City, has been to the countryside, served as a soldier, and participated in the war. He is a political cadre of the National Food and Material Reserve Warehouse, a member of the Henan Writers Association, a member of the Zhengzhou Poetry Society, and a director of the Poetry Society of Du Fu's hometown. He has published thousands of works in newspapers and magazines, internal magazines and online public platforms, and has won many awards in Gongyi City, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province and national essay competitions. He is the author of the poetry collection "Song of the Times", "Wonderful Pen and Flowers" and the anthology "The Fragrance of Literature and Ink".