The poems selected for this substantial collection are only a fraction of Nguyen Vinh Tien's vast poetic garden, making it difficult to comprehensively discuss his poetry.
Author Nguyen Vinh Tien is very successful as an architect, and he has also made a name for himself in the field of music with the song "My Grandmother," which was a sensation years ago.
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| Cover of Nguyen Vinh Tien's new poetry collection 'Chaos and the Garden'. (Source: Nha Nam) |
The poet himself is less well-known, but his poetry is exceptional and diverse, a modern, experienced voice that transcends the boundaries of genre and rhyme to explore the possibilities of language.
Chaos and the Garden , newly published this summer, is 268 pages long and divided into five chapters: Strange Flowers - Chaos and the Garden - Urban Depression - The Poet - Nameless Flowers , offering a glimpse into the author's life and poetic journeys.
In its beginnings, it's an eager fascination with exploring the possibilities of words; in adulthood, it's a pensive, melancholic figure grappling with the question "what am I?"; and finally, it's a heart finding peace.
If you read the entire collection of poems from beginning to end, you will discover a unique, flowing poetic voice, with poetic ideas effortlessly emerging, transcending the boundaries of genre, rhyme, old and new, tradition and experimentation.
Nguyen Vinh Tien journeys through various realms, from rural to urban, from the mystical spiritual world to the stark reality, from the accumulated sediment of the past to the disillusionment of the present.
That's why readers often encounter surprises when reading his poetry, from the spontaneous six-line stanzas in a prose poem, to the unique and impactful concluding lines, or the intriguing associations of a rich soul.
Nguyen Vinh Tien is like a young poet striding along his own unique poetic path, sometimes pausing, deviating, or suddenly surging ahead, making the journey through his poetic garden full of wonder.
Two personalities emerge in Nguyen Vinh Tien's poetry: the countryman and the wanderer. In the end, the collection concludes with pristine verses and philosophical reflections on life from a seasoned individual.
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