"Vietnamese modern poetry only has New Poetry and Young Poetry" - an absurd argument must be rejected

Monday, December 14, 2020, 06:55 (GMT+7)
In recent times, some people have stated that “Vietnamese modern poetry only has New Poetry and Young Poetry,” insisting that the poetry during the resistance wars against French colonialists and American imperialists was merely “illustrative” and “rustic.” These are not only an unfounded argument but also a worrying deviation as the result of “peaceful evolution” or “self-evolution,” which must be identified and excluded from cultural and social life