The Influence of Asian Poets to World of Culture and the Literature
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Poetry, in Asia, is not just language but encompasses elements of the world, history, culture, and ethnicity. The poetry of Asia has been contributed by legendary poets such as the Indian Kalidasa, the Chinese Li Bai and Du Fu, the Persians Firdowsi, Omar Khayyam, the Mongolians Tsogt Taiji or Danzanravjaa, the Japanese Matso Basho and Takuboku Ishikawa, the Sixth Dalai Lama of Tibet, Tsangyang Gyamtso, the Turkmen Magtymguly Pyragy, the Kazakh Abai Kunanbayev, and the Indian Rabindranath Tagore (Chen, 2020). However, the contemporary influence of Asian poetry in world literature has been slow and focused mainly on the global publishing industry rather than on its readers. With technological advancements, industrialization, urbanization, and globalization, materialism and commercialization have taken over cultural values, language, and wisdom. Despite all these challenges, Asian poetry continues to express the essence of Asian philosophy and can be used to highlight the unique features of Asian culture (Barrera, 2017). As such, there is a need to renew our focus on Asian poetry and collaborate with Asian countries to publish an anthology of Asian poetry, with translations and other forms of literature. It can help preserve and highlight the literary works of several Asian poets.
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