3 poetry collections with clear verses, rich in musicality and rhyme, opening up a world full of imagination, polyphony, harmonizing with the modern rhythm of life of children, which are: "Little Cloud Story Finding Poetry" by author Hoa Cuc, "There is a Flat Earth in My Eyes" by Ly Thang Long and "Reverse World" by Nguyen Quynh Mai.
These new poetry collections give us the belief that poetry for children is still being nurtured persistently, with all care and trust. The common highlight of the 3 poetry collections is the clear rhyme, clear rhythm, easy to read into words and easy to memorize - what makes the lasting vitality of children's poetry.
In "Little Clouds in Search of Poetry", short, rhythmic, and richly sounded verses open up a close world. The sounds of "rôm rốp", "sột soạt" echo like language games. Children can read, can murmur, can laugh because that sound evokes images, evokes movement.
Poetry is not far away, but poetry lies in a chopped tooth, a loaf of bread, a drop of morning dew. The regular rhythm makes the poem easy to remember, like a new folk song of modern times.
Meanwhile, "There is a Flat Earth in my Eyes" has a calmer tone but is still rich in musicality. The poem is long, soft, leaving aftertaste. There, the rhythm not only helps children memorize easily, but also supports early thoughts about the world, about the living environment, about the connection between people. Poetry becomes a gentle way for children to touch big issues without being pressured by heavy concepts.
If you often play with children, you will surely know that parallel to the world we live in there is another world: the world from a child's perspective. There, the crack can be a river, the puddle is an endless ocean, the yellow leaf just tossed is a pirate ship, the gentle breeze is a fierce storm, and the cat wandering in the sun on a stone bench is a giant monster waiting on the edge of the abyss..." - that is the sharing of author Nguyen Quynh Mai - author of the poetry collection "The reverse world" - the third prize winner of the first Kim Dong Literature Award (2023 - 2025).
26 poems in "Reverse World" with new, imaginative perspectives on children's "reverse world", a world that "will only exist in childhood". This is the world where mice party in the attic, the world of magic wands and miracles, where babies dream of "living a hundred years old", and also the place where childhood emotions sprout and germinate...
Poetry for children today is no longer lullaby melodies or teaching good things and righteousness directly, poetry opens up a world full of imagination, polyphony and close to the modern rhythm of life for children. A poem loved by children today can become warm memories following young children for many years to come.
With the orientation of sustainable development of children's poetry, Kim Dong Publishing House regularly introduces many new poetry collections for young readers every year, and at the same time reprints valuable works of many generations of authors.
Poetry collections for children are all meticulously invested from content to illustrations, focusing on rhythm and language rich in images, suitable for the thinking and language of children today.
Besides the above 3 publications, Kim Dong Publishing House recently also published many special children's poetry collections such as: "Countryside" (Phat Duong), "Heart of the Island" (Ho Huy Son), "Tapping Corn Grains" (Nguyen Thanh Nga), "Writing on New Leaves" (Le Minh Quoc), "Saigon Left A Few Snails" (Trung Dung KQD)... Each poetry collection is a small world with its own melody, but sharing a common meeting point - sowing in children's hearts seeds of emotions, imagination and compassion.
Publishing new poetry collections on Vietnam Poetry Day, Kim Dong Publishing House hopes that nurturing the habit of reading and memorizing poetry from an early age will not only help children develop language, but also foster emotional abilities - an important foundation for a generation that knows how to listen, love and is full of dreams.
