It is known that "Vien ca" is the third collection of poems by author Nguyen Tien Thanh after two poetry collections he composed that attracted a lot of attention - "Chaotic pen practice" and "Afternoon without a name like an ink stain in life".
According to poet Nguyen Tien Thanh, "Vien ca" is the journey people must go through in their destiny journey. On that journey, he encountered many landscapes and the author could only record those scenes with his own words and emotions.
Talking about the poetry collection "Vien ca" by author Nguyen Tien Thanh - Chairman of the Vietnam Writers Association - Nguyen Quang Thieu said, "Vien ca" has many six-eight poems, making me think of images of agarwood trees and leaves. It's still the same, the tree is still the same, but in the heart of the tree, agarwood incense accumulates.
Nguyen Tien Thanh's poetry is like that, he goes through this life, its sadness, happiness, inspiration, with eyes wide open to see life and bring himself experiences. Poetry has many paths and Nguyen Tien Thanh chose the path, going underground in life, until the day it revealed itself. "Far Song" still contains the trembling of poetry but is full of the philosophy of this life.
As for literary critic Do Anh Vu, Nguyen Tien Thanh's poetic voice is passionate and passionate, and the language is shimmering and magical. The romantic nature of du ca is the soul of Nguyen Tien Thanh, calling to him talented poems, making readers attuned to the author's space and emotions.
In addition to his passion for writing poetry, author Nguyen Tien Thanh has more than 30 years of experience as a journalist. He is currently moving to take on the role of General Director of Vietnam Education Publishing House.
Poet Nguyen Tien Thanh frankly shared that, "In life's journey, every step is innovation, so is poetry, each poem is a continuation of different emotions and associations. After many years of working as a journalist, when I move to another job, I have to change myself."
He also admitted that working as a journalist makes him "tossed" around life quite a lot, so he doesn't have too much time to compose poetry. After "Vien ca", poet Nguyen Tien Thanh has no plans to release another collection of poems because composing poetry needs to be spontaneous.
