Through the poem describing Tran Dang Khoa, Nguyen Hung painted a realistic portrait of the poet, praising three outstanding qualities: talented, rich and unique. He was talented in poetry, rich in humanity, and considered an oddity in his lifestyle and thinking.
The poem titled Tran Dang Khoa is printed in the book Nguyen Hung - Poetry Sketches (Writers Association Publishing House) with 81 literary portraits. Through each word, the author recreates the image of Tran Dang Khoa in his childhood, exploring the depth of the soul and personality of a great poet. What makes Tran Dang Khoa truly different is not only his talent but also his extraordinary demeanor. He contains unique thoughts and a way of conveying messages that are both intimate and profound. 
Tran Dang Khoa, a poetry prodigy, an orator, and currently Vice President of the Vietnam Writers Association, was carefully chosen by Nguyen Hung to compose a poem. Photo: Author Nguyen Hung and poet Tran Dang Khoa.
Images of childhood and love for the homeland The two opening lines: From the corner of my yard/ Playing with Vang and Ven evoke the image of Tran Dang Khoa as a child, playing carefree in the corner of his yard with his dog. The verse and the image of the dog Vang quoted from the famous poem of the child prodigy are also familiar images of Vietnamese children in the past, associated with pets and rustic life, but the difference is that they are associated with painful memories of wartime. A pure childhood but having to endure the pain of loss, when the devastating bombs took away even the pet that clung to the house. Eating rice from our village/ Growing up to become a marine soldier - Nguyen Hung cleverly repeated the poem that made Tran Dang Khoa famous when he was only 8 years old, evoking the metaphorical image of the land that nurtured the poet. From the most ordinary things, that boy grew up and became a "marine soldier" - a symbol of responsibility and mission to protect the Fatherland. The spirit of the hero and the great ideal The image of The Hero's Song/ Still resonates forever as an affirmation of the stature and vitality in the writing of Tran Dang Khoa, who was fortunate to achieve success very early in his literary career and carried within himself the ideals and spirit of national heroes. This song is also an echo of the works that Tran Dang Khoa composed, an echo of patriotism, sacrifice and love for compatriots. Friendship and dialogic thinking Loving friends, painting portraits/ The precious talent that dialogues shows another aspect of Tran Dang Khoa's writing. In the genre of literary criticism, he is a talented writer, with his own unique voice, an open heart, always respecting and cherishing friends and colleagues. However, he also skillfully separates the weirdness and strangeness of each writer with his sharp pen. The image of "portrait painting" implies that the prodigy deeply understands his friends, paints portraits but sometimes reveals the true nature of the character - not to criticize but to cleverly stimulate, making the character tickle and look back at himself. In particular, Tran Dang Khoa's dialogic thinking shows an open spirit, daring to snipe at problems, knowing how to listen and respect different points of view. The period of study and experience in the military Sketching the years Tran Dang Khoa studied in Gorky, Nguyen Hung mentioned a period full of memories and nostalgia with the poem The years of studying in Gorky / Always remember the days of combat duty . The image shows that Tran Dang Khoa, despite being immersed in a learning environment in the literary space that any Vietnamese writer dreams of, still carries in his heart the responsibility of a soldier, the spirit of vigilance and readiness to protect the country. The image Waiting for Rain on Sinh Ton Island / As if waiting for a lover to come contains a sense of anxiety, not only waiting for rain to quench thirst but also waiting for peace to come to one's Fatherland.Nguyen Hung painted a realistic portrait of Tran Dang Khoa, honoring three outstanding qualities: talented, rich, and unique. He was talented in poetry, rich in humanity, and considered an oddity in lifestyle and thinking.
The transformation from "child prodigy" to "official" and the advantage of being eloquent Nguyen Hung skillfully transformed the image of Tran Dang Khoa in his childhood to the image of him as an adult and becoming a "literary official" with the sentence " Child prodigy now becomes an official/ Still my uncle's younger brother". The author depicts a Tran Dang Khoa who, despite being in a high position, still retains the closeness and simplicity of his old hometown. The image of "Farmer Cuoi's figure" shows a simple Tran Dang Khoa, no matter how modern the position or space, "he" still has the gentle appearance of a potato or rice grain. What is special is that he is "eloquent - witty - sharp", an intelligent person, reacting quickly to all life's traps, full of humor but also extremely profound and capable of conveying sharp ideas.Vietnamnet.vn
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