(VLU, 21/03/2021) - On the afternoon of March 20, the Institute of Culture and Arts held an Exchange session on the topic "Poetry of war and aspirations for peace" with poet Nguyen Duy for students of Applied Literature at N2T1 Hall of Van Lang University.
The program was attended by Poet Nguyen Duy - Deputy Director of the Institute of Culture - Arts; Journalist Duong Trong Dat - Director of the Institute of Culture and Arts; Dr. Ho Quoc Hung - Vice Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities; Dr. Nguyen Hoai Thanh - Lecturer of Faculty of Sociology and Humanities, Head of Applied Literature Department of Van Lang University.
Poet Nguyen Duy - Deputy Director of the Institute of Culture and Arts shared about poetry in the war, a time of pain and loss of the nation.
At the talk show, Nguyen Duy told about his childhood through poems written when he was a student:
"Đứa chơi đáo đứa nhảy vòng
tôi không chơi đáo vì không có tiền
Có tiền tôi cũng không chơi
vì tôi không muốn bạn tôi mất tiền
Tung tăng tôi ngắm tôi nhìn
con sông có bóng con thuyền thả câu”.
Nguyen Duy's oldest poems are also more than 60 years old, one of the famous poems about wartime images and aspirations that won the prize was: "Vietnamese bamboo". The poem was also the start for Nguyen Duy's poetic career.
Journalist Duong Trong Dat - Director of the Institute of Culture and Arts also participated and read poetry at the talk show
At the Talkshow "War and aspiration for peace", the students were deep in stories, verses or memories about the remote village and people at difficult times. Images of soldiers, of forests, of deaths, of horrifying bomb craters, of sufferings , of loss in the war appeared lively by the poem "White Dream" reading by poet Nguyen Duy:
“Rừng xanh chết trắng một thời
cây giơ xương trắng lên trời mà ghê
Ve kêu trắng xác ngày hè
lau Khe Sanh trắng xuống khe Đầu Mầu”
In addition to sharing from speakers, students also enjoyed MSc. Nguyen Ngoc Hanh My performing poetry reading with Hue accent in a graceful ao dai or unique literary works.
MSc. Nguyen Ngoc Hanh My performs a poem with a Hue voice in a traditional ao dai
The talk show with Poet Nguyen Duy with the theme "Poetry of War and Aspiration for Peace" left so much emotion for the guests and students.
The Talkshow "War and Aspiration for Peace" was Nguyen Duy's view of war, giving students attitudes, thoughts about life and people, and the whole nation's history was presented through poetry.
Mai Thy
Photo: Lee Minh Phuong
