Lull drunkenness by borrowing sobriety, lull love by borrowing each other, the mood of the six-eight verses

Still playing with words, author Doan Thi Diem Thuyen continues to choose only her favorite six-eight verse form to complete the poetry collection 'Lullaby for drunkenness, lullaby for love' with two themes: Lullaby and Borrow.

Doan Thi Diem Thuyen and the poetry collection "Lullaby for drunkenness, lullaby for love, borrowing each other"

The poetry collection "Ru say vay tinh, ru tinh vay nhau" is a collection of 64 love poems in six-eight meter by Doan Thi Diem Thuyen dedicated to men and women, with everything related to their relationships such as: love, sex, from youth to adulthood or old age.

According to poet Le Minh Quoc, on the poetic journey of Doan Thi Diem Thuyen, it can be said that this is a collection of poems that marks a state of mind. That state of mind is purely in the six-eight meter. It is also a way of expressing one's feelings.

Lullaby and Lullaby in a Woman's Way

With her new work, Doan Thi Diem Thuyen divides it into two distinct themes. Part one, "Luc bat ru anh", consists of 34 poems, each poem is titled "Ru anh" and numbered from 1 to 34. Part two, "Luc bat loan", consists of 30 poems, each poem title has the word "muon" in it.

For example, Lend me a shoulder, Lend me your liver, Lend me this arm, Lend me your wisdom tooth ...

There are quite a few poems by Diem Thuyen that mention borrowing a body part of the character "he", from the shoulder, lips, arm, heart blood, liver, finger...

Diem Thuyen said that when composing, she "lulls and borrows" in a woman's way:

"Even in the happiest or most desperate moments, the woman in me still needs someone, still needs something for her pursuits. Through this collection of poems, I hope that when women read it, they will sympathize and find themselves somewhere in the happiness, pain, and desire; and men will understand, share, and cherish their women."

Women are no longer young, men are no longer young, why do they still criticize each other?

Speaking further to Tuoi Tre Online , Diem Thuyen said she spent a lot of time thinking about the name of the poetry collection, so that readers would like it and be curious. Then she decided to use the two themes "Lullaby" and "Borrow" to create the words:

Collection of poems: "Lullaby for drunkenness, lullaby for love, lullaby for each other"

"After many times of "arranging words, mixing up rhymes, and arranging ideas", I am satisfied with the title.

The most interesting and humorous thing about this book of poems to me is that few people remember the exact title of the book even after reading it."

Diem Thuyen confided that she loved six-eight poetry since she was a child through her grandmother's and mother's lullabies, and later through "gardens" of proverbs, folk songs, and immortal poems such as: Luc Van Tien, Truyen Kieu... :

"I write a lot of six-eight poetry to challenge myself, knowing that this is a genre that is easy to rhyme and put words together, but difficult to write good poetry."

For Diem Thuyen, each poem in the collection "Ru say nguoi tinh" (Let's say and borrow the province), "Ru tinh nguoi nhau " (Let's say and borrow the love) has an important meaning, but the poems about the love between husband and wife and the loneliness and ultimate longing of women give her the most emotions.

Like the song Lullaby 5: Women are no longer young / Men are in their summer, why do they still criticize each other? or Lullaby 23: Lullaby of love is crushed / The curtains are locked but the love is not hidden / From the silent crack of betrayal / I secretly push my love to spread...

Doan Thi Diem Thuyen is currently working as a film screenwriter in Ho Chi Minh City. She is a member of the Nguyen Dinh Chieu - Ben Tre Literature and Arts Association and a member of the Ho Chi Minh City Writers Association.

She has published two poetry collections , "Let me go home and ask my mother" (2017), "Let the rain wet " (2018) and received several awards...

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