At the Young Writers' Creative Writing Workshops organized by the Provincial Union of Literature and Arts, students are not pressured by grades or constrained by formulaic writing styles. This is a place where they can write with genuine emotion, share their thoughts about life and people, freely create their own world through writing, and listen to sincere feedback from experienced writers.
Responsible for introducing local literature and sharing experiences in writing short stories, essays, and poetry, writer Nguyen Hien Luong helped students gain a closer look at the province's literary development journey. Through simple yet profound stories about his profession, he inspired much creativity in the students.
In each lesson, he not only imparted writing techniques but also shared stories about his life and career. He recounted the difficult days of writing, the manuscripts filled with corrections and erasures, and the moments of joy when he found words that resonated with his emotions. He taught that literature is, first and foremost, about honesty – honesty with one's own experiences and being. Literary creation is a difficult task, requiring passion, perseverance, and thoughtful consideration.
He shared: “I advise students, when they first start writing, not to choose overly grand topics or try to imagine emotions. Write about things that are familiar: family, village, school, teachers, friends. If writing poetry, choose a suitable poetic form. For students from ethnic minorities, explore the cultural identity, language, way of thinking, and feelings of your people.”
With each student's essay, he patiently reads, comments on, and corrects them. Even though the writing may sometimes be clumsy and the ideas immature, he understands that behind it all is a growing soul. What he does is tap into the right emotional chord so that the students can find their own unique voice.
Thanks to thorough analysis and dedicated guidance, many students, after the class, were able to write mature sentences that touched the reader's emotions and conveyed profound messages about life, people, and their homeland.
Writer Nguyen Hien Luong has dedicated more than half his life to literature and the literary and artistic activities of the province. While in office, he was known for his meticulousness in writing and seriousness in management. Now, he continues to "keep the flame" of literature alive in his role as a teacher - a responsibility he considers sacred for writers towards the younger generation.
I want to share my writing experience, hoping to inspire emotions and ignite a passion for creativity and a love of literature in the students.
The reality is that fewer and fewer students view writing as a hobby. Amidst a turbulent life, academic pressure, and the explosion of technology, the time available for reading and writing is shrinking. Therefore, according to him, maintaining classes to nurture young writers is extremely valuable.
There, students are understood, share, and express their emotions freely. From this, they develop self-discipline in literary research and creation, form reading groups, exchange manuscripts, and share favorite passages. Literature, therefore, is transmitted naturally, without coercion.
The time spent in class may not have been enough for him to fully convey his passion. But it is certain that from those simple lessons, young people will emerge who know how to live beautifully, how to love, and how to see the world with an open heart.
For writer Nguyen Hien Luong, "keeping the flame of literature alive" is not something grand. It's simply doing what one believes is right, with unwavering dedication and passion. It is this dedication that continues to ignite humanistic emotions in the hearts of his students – the foundation for them to confidently bước into the future.
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