Hai Zi's Poetry (Blue Star Poetry Library)

Author: Hai Zi
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: Although Hai Zi did not like being seen as a lyrical poet, he might have reluctantly admitted that he was indeed just a lyrical poet. Hai Zi once said, "lyricism is blood." We find that Hai Zi was very honest: all his works are red, soaked in blood, and born after being branded with fire. From Asia Copper in 1984 to Spring, Ten Hai Zis on March 14, 1989, we see the poet's lifelong love and grief, his attachment to all beautiful things, and his excitement and concern for the mundane and the sublime aspects of life. This book collects the essence of the poems of the late poet Hai Zi, whose unique style is deeply loved by readers. These poems reflect the poet's attachment to all beautiful things, his excitement and concern for the mundane and the sublime aspects of life.
Our lips have never possessed, blue water, filled with earthenware jars, and more than ten southern stars, sparks, early sorrowful separation. Years, oh, you are the person in black clothes, discovering branches of plants in the wild, your feet sinking into the earth. Fragments: Diary Sister, tonight I am in Delingha, the night covers sister, tonight I have only the Gobi grasslands at the end, my hands empty, in grief I cannot hold a single drop of tears sister, tonight I am in Delingha, this is a desolate city in the rain, except for those who pass by and those who live here, Delingha... tonight, this is the only, last, lyricism. This is the only, last, grassland. I return the stone to the stone, let victory be victorious tonight, highland barley only belongs to myself, everything is growing, tonight I have only the beautiful Gobi, empty sister, tonight I am not concerned about humanity, I only want you.
Afterword: In the autumn of 1991, we found Mr. Xi Chuan and asked him to compile a short poetry collection of Hai Zi. Before that, several publishing houses had invited Mr. Xi Chuan to write a book. It is understandable that fellow writers are interested. But we quickly reached an agreement with Mr. Xi Chuan: it was more appropriate to have Renmin Literature Publishing House publish a more complete collection of Hai Zi's short poems. In the spring of 1992, we began to publish, originally planning to see the book in the spring of 1993, but the printing was forced to stop due to work arrangements and personnel changes. In the nearly two years that followed, many friends who loved and cared about Hai Zi's poetry asked us and Mr. Xi Chuan about the publication status of the collection. While feeling uneasy, we were deeply moved. Now, this collection is finally presented to you, and we thank all the friends who haveed and supported our work. From 1984 to 1989, in less than five years, Hai Zi created an astonishing number of outstanding works, including short poems, long poems, poetic dramas, and some notes. Among them, his short poems are the most widely circulated and influential. As the poet himself said, his short poems are absolutely lyrical, with the power of a cleaver and an axe. From Asia Copper in 1984 to Spring, Ten Hai Zis on March 14, 1989, we see the poet's lifelong love and grief. His attachment to all beautiful things, his excitement and concern for the mundane and the sublime aspects of life—all of these cannot accommodate any more thoughts or truths. However, the poet's sincere feelings did not damage the linguistic restraint and refinement required for excellent poetry. Most of his short poems are impeccable in terms of poetic art. Allegory, pure song, and meditative confession are its three basic methods, which are self-sufficient and effective. We entrusted Mr. Xi Chuan to select more than 160 short poems from Hai Zi's over 200 short poems, and made a few additions and deletions during the specific editing process to make the collection as refined as possible. After the short poems, we also excerpted a part of the long poem Messiah so that readers can compare Hai Zi's different forms of creation.