What do you think is the most indispensable element of modern poetry?
Aoyama Cher: Keep the passion of life.
Second, should we go back to the glory of Tang and Song poetry, or should we continue to explore new poetry in depth? Say your reasons.
Cher Aoyama: Every era has its own poetry. Formal beauty is important! The soul of poetry can only be presented in the form of poetry! Different forms guide different breaths, and the purer the breath, the more gentle and powerful it is, and it is irresistible. Poetry is a breath that is hidden in the deepest recesses of the soul, and the more lonely it is, the more dazzling it is, and the more it is focused on a certain form, the more focused this breath will be on life itself. The breath of poetry can be straight or curved, it can be from top to bottom, it can also be from bottom to top, it can drift with the rotation of the earth, it can be reversed, it can rise, it can sink... Spiritual breath changes rapidly, but it can take root. Personally, I think that the various forms are in the same vein, and they are all one, because the breath of poetry is connected. Whether it is the splendor of Tang poetry and Song Ci ascending to the peak, or the new poems that continue to explore in depth, they are all some kind of empty form, and that extraordinary, simple and natural atmosphere can penetrate any form. The earth has never stopped turning, and every breath I inhale tells you and me: Righteous qi can be righteous, that is, right body, that is, the right way, the right way, that is, the right way, the right path can lead to the infinite and vast light. Light, that is, the infinite universe, illuminates our whole body and returns to the essence, the essence, that is, the source, the source of life, the source of life, can be born endlessly, and continue to create. There is nothing greater than creation itself. Only by perseverance can we continue to complete this thing.
Poetry emphasizes truth, goodness, and beauty, do you have your own understanding of truth, goodness, and beauty?
Aoyama Xue'er: Every time I think of poetry, I think of such a kind of love: more true than the morning spiritual air, more pure than the babbling spring, more beautiful than the light of the world, that may be the truth, goodness, and beauty of poetry! That's the root of my daily progress! This kind of love makes me grateful for everything, in awe of everything, and love for everything. It is not so much that it is one with truth, goodness, and beauty, but rather with love and the whole world, just like the natural earth, as long as it is quietly rotating in space, it will not stop, just like many wonderful things want to be "forgotten" by people, and people and things that have nothing to do with it will all be thrown out, this is the power of poetry, as powerful as the power of the earth. There is one thing that others may not understand, but I know very well myself: I write poetry not to believe in poetry, but to write poetry because I believe in poetry. Nothing is true or poetic. Nietzsche said that the so-called good is to protect mankind, and the so-called evil is not good for mankind, but in fact, the effect of evil is to some extent the same as that of good, but the effect is different. My understanding of goodness is divided into two levels, one is the lower goodness and the other is the higher goodness. Low-level goodness is the act of condemnation and guilt without conscience, so that people do not feel guilty and ashamed, and consciously abide by, obey and implement the laws and regulations of various countries. The high level of goodness is to improve the laws and regulations of the country, make goodness the theme of the country, and make goodness passed on from generation to generation. Beauty is the power of nature, like the breath of nature, which can make people feel the most wonderful buoyancy of the whole body and mind in the air. It was a feeling that could not be expressed in words, it was ecstasy, and it was also apocalypse! Pure energy is invisible and infinite, and the incomparably pure power that is dynamic or immovable will suddenly inject into my body and mind, unbreakable. Beauty is infinite energy, infinite light, it is invisible, mysterious, unknowable and divine upward force. The universe is infinite, the universe outside the universe is infinite, and true beauty can lead us to the spiritual world, to the infinite infinity. It is called: enlightenment is heavenly, and the aura is shining.
Do you like Li Bai's "Quiet Night Thoughts"? Say why.
Cher Aoyama: Like! I love every line and every punctuation mark of this poem, because they have an air of life, simple, simple, quiet and extremely focused, this breath of concentration, perseverance and inner "geomagnetism" that can compete like moonlight with those dark, decadent and terrible things. I like Li Bai's "Quiet Night Thoughts", just like I like this kind of concentrated, pure, real, holistic power, not a certain part, a certain part is too small, and what really achieves life itself must be the coexistence of multiple forces of the whole. The breath of man, the breath of poetry, is also like this. Without qi, there is no power, and without force, there is no beauty. Beauty is nature, it is natural. A good poem, which can always skillfully combine the forces of nature, spirit and art, is a magical and extraordinary achievement. Perhaps, it is not because of the "why", it is the natural like, the simple like, the more focused the brighter, the brighter and more stable, the more stable and permanent, I praise this power and beauty of the poem. I am convinced that this is a good poem that can be passed down from generation to generation.
Choose your own short poem and say what's so good about it?
Cher Aoyama: Let's choose this short poem I wrote recently! Entitled "Breathing", the good thing is that it has achieved itself between one breath and one inhalation, that is, its breath itself. I was fascinated by the breath of life itself!
Breathing
It's there
It never fell
How can it be so beautiful?
hush! Please do not speak up
Close your open eyes again
It's there, it's there
Exhale, inhale
between
Like daylight
Wrapped around me
Baby-like little body
Keep soaring
Time is gone
2021.10.04
If writing poetry is illegal and criminal, will you secretly write poetry?
Cher Aoyama: I've never thought about it, but I think that if a poem lacks protection, then it can live a protective life of seclusion like Faulkner.
About the Author:
Aoyama Xue'er, real name Wang Hongfang. He is currently a member of the Chinese Poetry Society, a member of the China Miniature Novel Society, a member of the Hebei Writers Association, and the deputy director of the Children's Literature and Art Committee of the Hengshui Writers Association. Invited critic of Hebei Short Novel, Hengshui Daily. Columnist of the Evening News, TaiwanEse Poetry Journal (Taiwan), editor-in-chief of Jizhou Poetry. He has won the Top Ten County Poets of Hebei Province, the Ma Lianhua Contribution Award, the Honorary Author of Writers Weekly in 2020, and the Outstanding Commentator of Luhe Review in 2020.