By Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
I was obsessed with poetry as a child, why do I like poetry? Is it because in loneliness Poetry was the only one there for me?
I don’t know, all I know is that Poetry never fully reveals itself. A source of endless inspiration. I have wept heedlessly because Poetry refuses full disclosure. I have laughed out loud because Poetry denies me, its true self.
In the end, I’m left hovering over a blue horizon that’s sometimes grey and sad. Poetry is stubborn, refusing the end. Oh gosh the epic ode.
Is my curiosity the fault in Poetry?
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Heh Heh, translating so much of poetry by Lê Vĩnh Tài, I wonder sometimes if they’ve taken possession of me? The verse sounds a little like LVT? In truth, more than that: why lê vĩnh tài’s poetry?
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Tại sao tôi thích Thơ nhỉ, tôi đã mê thơ từ nhỏ. Có phải là vì những lúc cô đơn nhất, chỉ có mình Thơ là nguồn an ủi của tôi?
Tôi không biết, tôi chỉ biết là Thơ không bao giờ nói hết. Là một nguồn cảm hứng vô hạn. Thơ làm tôi khóc một cách vô lý vì Thơ không nói hết. Thơ làm tôi cười một cách hồn nhiên vì thơ không nói hết.
Cuối cùng là tôi cứ mãi lơ lửng đâu đó trên một bầu trời lúc thì xanh lúc thì xám xịt u ám. Thơ cứng đầu, không bao giờ muốn kết thúc. Ôi trời cả một trường ca.
Sự tò mò của tôi là lỗi của Thơ ư?
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Hì hì, dịch quá nhiều thơ của nhà thơ Lê Vĩnh Tài, có bao giờ bị thơ của ảnh nhập vào tôi không nhỉ? Khúc văn, hơi LVT? Thật ra, hơn đó nữa là: tại sao thơ lê vĩnh tài?
July 2021
8 replies on “Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm | Poetry is never fully revealed? (181)”
[…] Poetry is never fully revealed? Or is it because we can never wholly understand Poetry? These are the questions that may take more than a lifetime to answer, it is something we all strive for, an unattainable goal, it continues to evolve in vain in the minds of those who compose poetry. Otherwise Poetry will cease to exist. […]
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I love you dear Nguyễn. You are a amazing woman.
“Hard to be brave,
difficult to write the truth.
We are one,
in the dance of billions.
We will learn sweetness, we will learn bitterness.
But we must be brave.”
Hello from Michigan.
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Awe, thank you. ❤
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You are welcome dear Nguyễn.
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[…] Poetry is never fully revealed? Or is it because we can never wholly understand Poetry? These are the questions that may take more than a lifetime to answer, it is something we all strive for, an unattainable goal, it continues to evolve in vain in the minds of those who compose poetry. Otherwise Poetry will cease to exist. […]
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This is love and passion for the craft. It takes over you. Love how you expressed this. 🙂
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Thank you, I get into these moods.. 🙂
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