FROM THE LANDSCAPE TO THE MENTAL LANDSCAPE IN THE POETRY OF Y PHƯƠNG

Abstract

A well-known Tày poet, Y Phương (1948-2022) had an important bilingual poetry collection in Tày-Việt, Thất tàng lồm (“Against the wind”, Ed. Văn hóa dân tộc, 2006). Although this poetic collection is not consecrated and does not attract the attention of the public, the promised poetic renovations are discovered. Y Phương moves away from traditional subjects, from the usual aspirations to discover new lands. These renovation efforts, which pave the way for later successes, are marked out by displacements from Cao Bằng to Hà Nội, from the mountains to the capital. Their displacements are accompanied by the interiorization of the landscapes of the native country, of the high region in the lyrical subject. Questions then arises: how can we establish the imbalances between the text and the paratext, between the exterior landscapes and the interior landscapes? Can we define the mental changes of a voluntary exodus from a native country, whose landscape is internalized?