Pouring into Song, Spreading into Poetry
"Sadness while flying is a luxury / Why do I suddenly feel an inexplicable joy when I traverse the darkness?" Wu Bai's poetry is full of conflicting freedom, a repeated questioning of yesterday and tomorrow by a musical poet who left home for the north. His words possess an absolute melody, phrases can enter and exit at any time, a single poem creating souls of multiple ambiguities. Listening to Wu Bai's music is a given; we each have our dream playlists. However, once the perspective entirely shifts to "text" and "words," one discovers that what he writes is: the medium that connects us. On stage, he fiercely hurls himself at the audience; in his poetry collection, he slowly confides, a poet who would rather turn his back on the reader and relinquish the right to interpret. Poetry is also alive, so feel free to read and understand—he will become a reflection of everyone. From the loves and partings in "Maiden's Heart" to "Tree Wind," from the life and death imagery in "Heartbreak Poem" to "Blessings in Late Autumn"... Wu Bai carves a new path, arranging chapters, discovering new angles of observation, generating various suspenseful scenarios that make water flow upstream. His language is also a transparent vessel, containing numerous consciousnesses, yet appearing restrained and controlled. The young man who once countered life with creation is still here, and we are still immersed in "the glistening tears of countless stars scattered across time and space." Years have passed, time moves ceaselessly, and Wu Bai continues to probe the possibilities of life, which will become hints, falling upon our shoulders, flowing slowly together.
★ A self-selected collection of poems by rock poet Wu Bai, spanning over thirty-five years of creation.A new understanding of his written works from 1990 to 2026, featuring 222 carefully chosen pieces from 260 works, unfolding poetic beauty within the pages. Six poetic stages, a new reorganization of melodic memories, presenting multiple poetic performances by Wu Bai, including the lyrical, the passionate, and the unruly.
★ Includes a dialogue with the poet, where Wu Bai examines the multi-faceted meaning of poetry to himself, delving into his creative state, reconstructing the scene of his writing, reinterpreting the placement of imagery, and exploring the origins and destinations of freedom and emotion within his verses. A comprehensive understanding of the profound meaning of Wu Bai's creations.
Features of this book
Everyone's heart has been touched by Wu Bai's poetry—
Protecting you, comforting you, cleansing you.
These poems are the gradual unraveling and healing of things I care about. —Wu Bai
Wu Bai's poetry is water, lurking in memory,
Every now and then, a jolt stirs the nerves,
Words surface, sounds flow, images leap forth...
His poetry has never dispersed, it has touched the life you've experienced,
Living together in time.
