Ye Yanbin's Essays

Author: Ye Yanbin
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: His narrative essays and nostalgic prose are also well-written, imbued with a sense of serenity, a touch of vicissitudes, and a clarity—put more elegantly, what I love to call "clarity." This is a rare and precious state of being. It is rare to find someone who writes without boasting, discusses poetry or essays without showing off, understands the world's complexities without being slick, and maintains a natural wit without being frivolous. Reading Ye Yanbin's essays and prose will make you wise, unfooled, and restrained. Ye Yanbin is a poet, and this poetry is about being a clear-sighted person—about reading to understand principles, observing reality, understanding human nature, deliberating, not sticking or clinging, having their own opinions. In other words, he does not just follow the crowd, does not easily fall prey to deception, does not adhere rigidly to rules, does not act arrogantly, does not boast, and does not deceive himself or others. He speaks with evidence, has unique insights, wit, and spirit, and possesses discernment. His narrative essays and nostalgic prose are also well-written, imbued with a sense of serenity, a touch of vicissitudes, and a clarity—put more elegantly, what I love to call "clarity." This is a rare and precious state of being. It is rare to find someone who writes without boasting, discusses poetry or essays without showing off, understands the world's complexities without being slick, and maintains a natural wit without being frivolous. Reading Ye Yanbin's essays and prose will make you wise, unfooled, and restrained.