Singing Loudly in the New Era
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Summary
Editor's review
From a professional standpoint, the collection's value lies in its attempt to balance thematic commitment with artistic quality. In mainstream literary creation, major themes can easily become superficial and hollow, but Yin Jianglin, drawing on years of creative practice, seeks the meeting point between personal lyricism and resonance with the times. The collection includes finely crafted pieces such as "The High-Speed Rail Passes Through My Hometown," which refracts national development through concrete objects, as well as warmly personal poems such as "A Letter to Spring," enriching the emotional range of the whole book.
For readers, the book's value lies in offering an alternative sample for understanding mainstream literary writing. It is not purely propaganda but carries a poet's sincere observation of and emotional investment in his era. Readers can see how a serious writer responds to the themes of the times with professional craft and strives to give them aesthetic form. This is perhaps the most noteworthy feature of the book in today's poetry market.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Poetry lovers interested in the artistic forms of contemporary mainstream literature
- Literary researchers who want to understand how a poet handles the themes of the times with a personal touch
- Readers who prefer concise poetic language that combines traditional and modern sensibilities
- Teachers or writers seeking literary material that reflects the spirit of the new era
Not a good fit for
- Readers who seek extremely personal, introspective modern poetry and reject any public themes
- Readers expecting sharp social critique or thoroughly deconstructive texts
Reading tips
- You need not read it in order; begin with poems whose titles draw you in and get a feel for the poet's basic voice and emotional warmth.
- While reading, notice how the poet turns concrete images such as high-speed rail and the new face of rural areas into poetic language, and appreciate his artistic method of transforming the real into the imagined.
- Read it alongside the poet's earlier work or that of contemporaries writing on similar themes to grasp more clearly what makes his work distinctive.
About the publisher
Founded in 1996, Henan Literature and Art Publishing House mainly publishes books on literature and art, social sciences and broadly cultural subjects, and also edits and publishes the journal Celebrity Biography, gradually forming a publishing style characterized by full-length historical novels and biographical literature. Judging from the 269 titles in the database, its publishing scope also covers mystery and detective fiction, foreign literature, classic works and world classics. Representative books include Ellery Queen's four tragedies, Slaughterhouse-Five, Blindness, The Siege of Lisbon, The History of the Siege of Lisbon, the ten-volume Collected Works of Wang Zengqi, Old Tales Retold and the two-volume Classic Short Stories of Stanisław Lem, the God of Science Fiction. In terms of authors, it includes foreign masters such as Kurt Vonnegut, José Saramago and Ellery Queen, as well as translators such as Yang Xi, Yu Jianhua and Fan Weixin.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 序一 新时代抒写与抒写新时代
- 序二 美文佳句献睿智 栉风沐雨自担当
- 时代赞歌
- 中国，我们为你歌唱
- 致敬，五星红旗
- 我爱你，中国
- 走近焦桐
- 纪律之歌
- 写给张丽莉
- 铭记——写在抗日战争胜利七十周年之际
- 信仰——写在中国共产党诞辰九十七周年之际
- 致敬，八一军旗
- 巾帼当自强
- 致敬，井冈山
- 长征组诗（四首）
- 湘江战役
- 写给陈树湘
- 遵义会议
- 致敬，延安
- 感悟战斗精神
- 致敬，伟大的中国共产党——写给中国共产党百年华诞
- 信仰的力量
- 大别山
- 写给雷锋
- 你把时间给了人民——写给一位市长朋友
- 郑州今夜无眠
- 我们一起扛
- 黄河，中华民族的精神之河
- 巴颜喀拉
- 红旗渠
- 一起向未来
- 人民呼唤李学生
- 写给郑州高架快速路
- 绿城五月，我行驶在金水大道
- 绿的畅想
- 致南阳（组诗）
- 写给三门峡（组诗）
- 颍河，在这里弯了一个湾
- 走进巩义韵沟（组诗）
- 我是军人——写在建军 95 周年
- 站在新的起点——纪念中国共产党成立 101 周年
- 诗海心曲
- 致雪花
- 我爱你，郑州的雪
- 欣伴昙花一夜香
- 秋夜雨思
- 桂花总有风雨伴
- 这一夜，我伴着昙花入眠
- 战友，战友——写在战友重庆相聚之际
- 丢失的耳蜗
- 当我接过这部手机
- 想起了我的童年
- 钧瓷之咏
- 钧瓷的开片儿
- 颍河从村西北流过
- 柿树沟怀想
- 车行湘粤铁路线上
- 回家过年
- 风云情
- 山与水
- 我是——
- 写给水
- 一朵云
- 附 名家寄语
- 后记
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About the author
Yin Jianglin is an author for whom public information is currently limited: details such as nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background have not been clearly recorded and remain to be verified. According to the library's holdings, Yin Jianglin has one work, Singing Loudly for the New Era (Fangge Xin Shidai), which is classified under social culture. The book takes the new era as its central theme and reflects a writing orientation that attends to reality and closely engages with contemporary life. Owing to limited materials, a systematic account of the author's creative career and overall style cannot yet be given. The existing work nonetheless suggests that the writing centers on social and cultural themes and tends toward direct, clear, and uplifting expression. Readers seeking a fuller picture of the author will need to wait for more complete biographical and bibliographic information.
