Chen Nianxi's Poems
by Chen Nianxi
About This Novel
Many people remember Chen Nianxi, the "miner's poet", because of the phrase "No matter how humble a person is, there are rivers in his bones." Side A of his life is the suffocating blasting work 5,000 meters underground; side B is his talent and persistence in writing everything into poetry. "Chen Nianxi's Poems" contains 171 new works by Chen Nianxi in recent years, divided into four volumes: the first volume (By the Gorge River), about childhood and memories; the second volume (How slow is the change in the heart), about the gathering and separation of friends and the repair of love. , Concern about family affection; the third series of departures and arrivals, from Xinjiang in the north to Guizhou in the south, writing a poem for each place where he wandered; the fourth series (running children) is filled with poetry between modern industrial civilization and soft human nature. Chen Nianxi's poems include both rough romance and simple pride; sometimes they burst like iron, sometimes they are as gentle as lights; they have both classical temperament and modern expression. It can even be said that Chen Nianxi's bones are filled with mighty poems. He wrote about life: "Life can sometimes be so exciting that even death can't disturb it." He wrote about love: "Our understanding of love is always too complicated. In addition to the blooming brocades, there are also fine stitches." He wrote about memory: "Memory is like an old book, the important chapters have been lost." He wrote about beauty: "There are many beautiful things in the world, some are as complex as dreams, and some are as simple as flowers." Reading poetry is luxurious, and reading poetry is worthwhile. From Chen Nianxi's poems, readers can gain richer life experiences again and again, using poetry as a shield to resist the rapid decay and frivolity of time.
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