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    The First Xie Lingyun Poetry Prize: Encouraging Diversity in Poetry Creation

    On July 21, the press conference of the first Xie Lingyun Poetry (Biennial) Award was held in Beijing. The conference was organized by China Writers Network, the Propaganda Department of the Lucheng District Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the Propaganda Department of the Yongjia County Committee of the Wenzhou City of the Communist Party of China.
    The Xie Lingyun Poetry (Bi-annual) Prize aims to discover and reward writers and poets who are committed to the creation of Chinese poetry (including ancient poetry and prose poetry), and who have made outstanding contributions and outstanding achievements, as well as writers and poets who have made outstanding contributions and outstanding achievements in the field of Chinese poetry - including ancient poetry and prose. Poetry - a newcomer who forms a unique style. The award is a national award that is selected and presented every two years. The award encourages diverse and personalized expressions of subject matter, theme and style. Conference site

    Conference site

    Cao Lingyun, a member of the Wenzhou Federation of Literary and Art Circles Party Group and Secretary-General, introduced that this award hopes to promote poetry culture through selection, inject fresh blood into Chinese poetry writing, stimulate new vitality, and play an active role in building a poetic and healthy social style. It is reported that the "Xie Lingyun Poetry Award" will be recommended through two methods: unit recommendation and expert recommendation. After three stages of initial evaluation, re-evaluation and final evaluation, a total of two awards will be set, namely 2 outstanding poet awards and 3 outstanding poet awards. Awarded to 5 writers (poets), with a bonus to encourage the poets' time and thought for long-term creative writing.
    The Xie Lingyun Poetry (Biennial) Award was jointly initiated and established by China Writers Publishing Group, Zhejiang Writers Association, Propaganda Department of Wenzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, Wenzhou Development and Reform Commission, Wenzhou Literary and Art Circles Federation and other units.
    Xie Lingyun is considered to be the originator of Chinese landscape poetry, and together with Tao Yuanming, he is called "Tao Xie". Xie Lingyun wrote a lot of landscape poetry in his life. During his time in Wenzhou, he handed down 26 landscape poems, such as "The pond grows spring grass, the garden willows change into songbirds", It depicts the beauty of Wenzhou's natural and humanistic scenery. As a result, Wenzhou is also an important birthplace of Chinese landscape poetry, with a thousand-year-old poetry culture.
    Song Xiangwei, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of the Management Committee of China Writers Publishing Group, introduced in his speech, "Poetry occupies a very unique and lofty position in the history of Chinese literature and even the history of Chinese civilization. It has shaped the national spirit and cultural value, and embodies the unique concept, interest, bearing and charm of Chinese culture. It can be called the blood of the Chinese nation and the treasure of Chinese culture. As an academic support unit, China Writers Publishing Group cooperates with the Propaganda Department of the Wenzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China. , Wenzhou Development and Reform Commission, Wenzhou Federation of Literary and Art Circles and other units jointly initiated this poetry award to jointly build a cultural brand and promote the development of cultural undertakings."
    Wang Bing, deputy editor-in-chief of "Poetry Magazine", said that poetry is deeply influenced by Chinese civilization and carries Chinese cultural traditions. The context of Wenzhou's poetry extends from the ancient poet Xie Lingyun to the present, and generations of people inherit civilization, create life, and also write Lots of folk tales. It is hoped that this award will cultivate the power of poetry, enrich the ecology of poetry, and make the world of poetry wider.
    It is reported that the first Xie Lingyun Poetry (Bi-annual) Award is expected to be awarded in late October 2022, and related literary activities such as Xie Lingyun academic seminars, lectures on literary and artistic creation, and literary and artistic styles will also be held.

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