The book will be published by Literature Publishing House in 2025, and the book launch took place at the end of October 2025.
The book collection opens with an essay Bang Viet 1986 Poetry Collection - 2016 that is fresh, unique and humane, nearly 30 pages long. The author stated that the poetry collection is associated with the milestone of 30 years of contributing to the period of national renewal of Bang Viet and emphasized: Bang Viet dared to "breakthrough" in a spectacular way from the poems that once made a name for the poets from the anti-American generation...
Hoang Kim Dung pointed out that the attraction of the main collection of poems lies in the sincerity and talent of the poet. In which the talent shown in modern writing combined with tradition, composing good plagiarism poems, in line with the spirit of today's poetry flow: "So late, suddenly feeling old/ Looking out the window, the rain is full/ A life calling forever: "O People...".../ A life of aspiration, a life of indifference/ Me say is what happened/ Who knows to wake up, love is white!" (poem "Reading Nguyen Du")).
After analyzing many poems by Bang Viet, the author commented: Bang Viet poets always have their own way of writing, a new way of looking, rich in contemplation, and philosophy. ... The rock meditates, permeating the minds of the dead/ The moss is quietly floating and merging with the world/ It seems like water is flowing, but there is really no water/ Waves, dry waves, endless, endless... (song Japan Garden).
Hoang Kim Dung also mentioned another unique feature of Bang Viet: the poems about poetry, the "discussion" directly about poetry, clearly stating the mission of poetry to contribute to life, to the development of society such as "Is there still a tricky thing for poetry?".
Coming to the poem about poet Vu Quan Phuong Time is an obsession for poetic emotions, the author chose another way of writing: to talk directly to the poet to listen to him ex present, share his own perspectives on personal creation, on poetic concepts and even the changes of contemporary poetry life. The warm, close conversation with candid questions shows an open, trusting relationship between the person asking the question and the character.
The critic's research on "Dao Tan: Poet and artist who worships the office" is another elaborate survey of a special character whose life has many ups and downs. A gentle, kind-hearted and silently helping and protecting those who are patriotic and anti-French. And especially through his career, he also pointed out that patriotism is not only about repelling foreign invaders and fighting against weak dynasties but also about protecting the unique traditional cultural values of the nation.
Hoang Kim Dung emphasized that Dao Tan's greatest contribution is his humanistic and humane Thought in his works about Tuong, praising people who live with spirit and patriotism, and are willing to sacrifice their lives for the noble cause of the nation as in "Ho Sanh Dan", "Dien Vo Dinh"...
An interesting point of Hoang Kim Dung when she did research and criticism (published 6 books "Puppet Art and Education Education for Children", "Literature and Stage", " Colors of Love"...) but was also a talented poet (with 7 published collections such as "Half of the Moon Flows", "Silent Time", "In the Rain"...), so her article has a smooth combination of the thinking of scientists and the gentleness and sophistication of the poet.
Hoang Kim Dung said that each character in this critical collection is a person that she truly admires, so the articles are not orders but come from the author's inner self, from the author's interest.
As for Cheo researcher Tran Viet Ngu, who was Head of the Ethnic Theater Department of the Institute for Stage Studies (State Prize for Literature and Arts in 2015) where Hoang Kim Dung has worked for a long time, there are some of his advice that I will always remember. He personally encouraged her to pursue a research career, and told her that new research was long-term, and that she had to take advantage of the time to work because the time was very short. Later, she realized the limitations of "time".
She emphasized her passion for the profession and vision, and predicted in the research of traditional art by researcher Tran Viet Ngu with 12 works and works on traditional theater: Cai Luong, Tuong, Ho Chi Minh City... especially the art of Cheo with typical works such as: "Leo Nghiep Nho How to write a Cheo play", "Voi art Cheo", "Nginh nam thang Long stage", "Hat Xam" ... Hoang Kim Dung wrote: "Researcher Tran Viet Ngu is not noisy, decideent, nor does he have the "iding" style of "iding" to say goodbye, wherever you meet, say that without research. The author always explores the root of the problem that he intended to write deeply... He has mentioned deeply the roots of stage life, analyzed and proven the remaining problems, and found solutions to overcome them, to contribute to the development of traditional stage art".
Hoang Kim Dung always starts from the text to analyze, give problems, and make comments with a respectful and humane view of the achievements of the character.
Hoang Kim Dung's books mention 29 characters in different fields such as: Author, research director of the My Quang ethnic theater (Ho Chi Minh Prize for Literature and Arts), art director Tuong - Vu Ngoc Lien; director, People's Artist Nguyen Dinh Nghi; female writer Hong Due; poet Le Thi May's school (State Prize for Literature and Arts), and recent poetry collections of poets Nguyen Trac, Nguyen Viet Bac, Tran Dinh Viet...
For any character, the author always appreciates and discovers the imprints in their creativity and pays attention to the updatedness in the character's composition and life. There are articles that have been out of print for many years, but when choosing to print, the author carefully adds new information to include in the "Vi thanh".
With each character, Hoang Kim Dung always finds out out the details and highlights that are unique to impress the hearts of readers, such as the article about historian Bui Thiet, many readers will remember his historical concept as stated by the author in the article: "Historian researchers cannot (and should not) say the history of their Fatherland incorrectly. Historical researchers always praise the good but cannot help but mention the limitations, because the limitations and the bad also have their historical causes".
Hoang Kim Dung used to work at the Institute of Stage Research, Research on flowers and puppetry. After that, she went to the Publishing Department, became Deputy Editor-in-Chief of "Books" Magazine, then moved to the Department of Performing Arts to work in the art department until retirement. There is harmony between poets and scientists in her. She said that she only makes poetry when she cannot do it, poetry must come from the vibration of the heart, and research is the work of scientists, thinking reasonably.
With research and criticism, Hoang Kim Dung does not want to frame but from a modern perspective reflecting on the past, to understand deeply about each character, about their creative work path. She spends time talking, listening, and reading their works. What impressed her the most in them was the quality of their hard work, then came talent and luck.
Poet Bang Viet, one of the characters, when attending the book launch, said that he had followed Hoang Kim Dung's journey over the past 30 years, but in both prosecution and criticism, she had achieved certain successes in every field. Not many people can do that.
Quiet, hard-working and sophisticated, Hoang Kim Dung is a pen that many people love.
