Nothing changes in the artistic and literary body. There are still the thoughts of
despising artistic labour, regarding the army artists as mere soldiers, distrusting
literature and art. There are still affected, demanding and rigid policies which try
to “militarise literature and art”. My life has been sunk in these policies, as were
my friends.
It is so difficult.
But I have heard a lot of voices raised. Protest. Discussion. Ridicule. And even
cursing. These are notices of death of suppressing policies and thoughts on the
army’s literature and art.
In recent days, I have been so sad.
I have suffered from headaches.
And resentment.
[...]
What do I want?
• a right and open policy on literature and art.
• a creative life. The old must be poured out. The new should be
accumulated and then poured out whenever it is needed. These two tasks
should be done simultaneously.
• practice artistic devices. Poetry is my favourite. Novel. Short story.
Literary reportage.
• Reading. Novel. Literary theories. Philosophy. Economy. So ignorant. So
ignorant. Art is the fullest way of perceiving and representing life. The
artist should be a great intellectual.
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