After the rhyme and rhythm of the old poems are broken, new poems come out.Many people are doing it, many people are watching it, many people are discussing and studying it—the seeds of new poetry are sown in the hearts of a group of young people, as long as they don't fall in the shade or on stone fields, they will be Like spring grass, it grows everywhere.The new poems in the past two or three years have been scattered in newspapers and magazines at various times and places, and there are no less than 10,000. This shows that the new poems are in line with the spirit of the times and have the possibility of existence and growth.

Poetry in the Tang Dynasty, Ci in the Song Dynasty, and Qu in the Yuan Dynasty all had their most glorious status. How about new poetry?I personally believe that it will occupy its territory in China in the twentieth century.It not only has a prosperous present, but also a bright future! Even so, some people are pessimistic about the future of new poetry amidst the excitement. They said: "New poetry is too easy and too 'frequent'; everyone can act as a poet, write casually, and do it all the time. I am afraid that new poetry will have the same value and fate as 'Pinghua' and 'Tanci'." ——This makes me think very much!

It is true that poetry is irresistible, and unintentional expression of emotions does not allow any sanctions to infringe its freedom; however, from an objective point of view, the definition of poetry, although everyone has his own opinion, is extremely unreasonable. It is easy to determine, but the boundary between poetry and non-poetry is sometimes very clear in people's minds, such as: The pioneers are gone! ——Zhu Ziqing I seem to see the shadow of the little sister of Hairpin Douhua. ——Feng Xuefeng When there is no wind, the poplar trees also rustle—— Not to mention hearing nothing in Xiao Xiao's outer garden,

The wild flowers thanked quietly—— Quietly, there is nothing in the garden. ——Zhu Xiangzuo It is recognized as poetry at a glance.And—only a rise in the standard of living,” "Work by day and sleep by night, It's so flat! turn it upside down, work at night and sleep at day, Isn't it interesting? " "After a few minutes on the pier, We feel that this is a place where Chinese people live in a Europeanized place! The law of survival of the fittest, Problematic on braids! " These few poems cannot be recognized as poems at once.As for: not liberating behavior,

Created a free mind. (This one is from "Spring Water". For this thesis, I took out "Stars" and "Spring Water" and read it again. I think there are too many aphoristic sentences in it, and there are many boring ones. It can be called For poetry, almost none!) But it is impossible to admit that it is a poem at a glance! From the meanings of the above poems, combined,—for the sake of easy copying, I chose some short ones—or it can be said that poems are more emotional; After overflowing.On the contrary, sentences that tend to be rational judgments; words that are exhaustive but meaningless, and sentences that are in a glance; diary-style and aphoristic sentences can only be called prose, not poetry.

Some people say that the first few poems are abstract descriptions and lyrical, while the latter ones are almost concrete and narrative, but they use less symbolic words, so they cannot be poetry.However, poetry not only has artistic conception, but also art. It must have realistic descriptions like pictures and harmonious tones like music. In the narrative, it still does not lose its deepest emotions.Zhu Ziqing's "Xinghuo" narrates the whole story, and he uses: If I am honored! …………………… my sorrow - Although it is velvety sorrow! It feels very vivid.Liu Yanling's, the last few lines:

The man is erecting bamboo, Dry his green cloth clothes. What a picture!A young woman from a country village floated on paper! Old poems have sound and rhyme, and the meter is difficult to imitate but easy to imitate.New poems without rhyme and rhythm are easy to make but hard to imitate.The less you rely on, the more effort you make.But people thought it was easy to do, so they did it unscrupulously; recently, small poems have become popular again, so occasionally some short sentences that can be independent are also spelled together, and they are all called poems. There are thousands of new poems, and most of them are imitated. Most of them are non-poetry; those who can really express their emotions and have been organized through art are very few!It is so hollow that it is easy to arouse reactionary progress. How can it be wondered that people who pay attention to literature do not worry about the future of new poetry?I thought that in order to remedy this malpractice, we only need to pay attention to the two aspects of criticism and creation.

Critics with research and insight are in great need today.They should be properly trained on this spring grass-like new poem.I am by no means saying that critics can interfere with one's freedom to make poetry, or that their discernment must be precise. However, there is a group of people who regard writing new poems as one of the fashions, plagiarizing from here and there, writing and publishing them all the time, to disturb the atmosphere in the poetry world.There is also a group of people who really do it to express their emotions, but suffer from no artistic guidance, so they can only grope their way forward, or even go astray. ——I personally don't believe that criticism can shock or excite a writer much; but it can always make a writer understand the influence of his work on others.Therefore, writers and critics can do their own work quietly and quietly without knowing each other.

Let me say again: Criticism can lead to discussion, and various opinions and perspectives can greatly assist writers. — Here again the problem of attack and defense arises. So I advocate that writers and critics should not know each other as much as possible.Of course, ignorance can lead to misunderstanding, but too much acquaintance can easily lead to partiality.It's better to be more familiar with each other, and each is devoted to art, works for art, and criticizes for art.There is no favoritism and no malice. On the aspect of creation: when new poems are produced, we don't ask for more, but only for less.It's not saying don't do it, it means doing less.You need emotions to find paper and pen, don't use paper and pen to find emotions.

When writing, write for "have to write", not for "writing for people to read".In terms of the quality of poetry, we should pay attention to: Cultivation of emotion does not have to be limited to moral issues; the purpose of poetry is not only to teach, but it is not necessarily a good poem that is dedicated to teaching.If we talk about personality, Cao Cao is a hero, and he will generally make: But for the sake of the king, I have pondered so far! Euphemistic and lingering sentences.However, poetry is the most expressive of the author's personality. Although some poems are not in the name of teaching, they are in fact teaching. It is because the author's highest and most sincere feelings have touched the readers unconsciously and unintentionally. ,Such as:

Before leaving, there are dense gaps, and I am afraid that I will return later. Whoever says that the heart of an inch of grass will repay three springs! Reading it makes people think deeply and cry! ——In short, it doesn’t matter if you are taught a lesson or not, there is always a need for cultivation of feelings.Poetic thinking should be brewed in a bright and lively nature, which has a connection with "nature" and a deep sympathy with human beings.In addition, it is more appropriate to entertain yourself with the appreciation of art, to cultivate emotions, and make them calm and beautiful. Pay attention to the shape of the poem: Read more, good poems both at home and abroad, ancient and modern, all contain the strongest spirit of the times, and have a unique national character, which can give the author a great impression.Reading more can compare a lot of artistic conceptions, and reading more can make you more proficient in rhetoric.Be conservative with your country's specialties, and adopt foreign ones.At this point, I remembered some verses: Moved by the blue-white fluorescent light emitted from the living body, the roses, red and white, are leaning on each other, and they and their neighbors emit a graceful fragrance, comforting each other, although we cannot say that because of rhetoric If it is inappropriate, or if the sentence is too long, it will lose the poetic meaning, but if there is a better syntax, we should not reject it.This syntax is too Europeanized. "China's new poetry" should not stop at the translation.Being clear and clear is the strength of the new poetry, and we must be careful not to make it become empty and procrastinated, which becomes its shortcoming. A friend said: "The content of the new poems is not without good content, but it is difficult to remember after reading, because there are too many prepositions and adjectives." These words are very interesting.There are too many prepositions and adjectives, which have a lot to do with the tone.Some words and sentences in old poems can be reduced by a lot of prepositions, and it is not difficult to understand. "New Chinese Poetry" must pay attention to this point. All in all, I think the future of new poetry is rising rather than falling. "There are too few good poems" is not a disease.The new poems with a history of three years have indeed made considerable contributions, and the future must be brighter.As long as the poets do it carefully, and the critics guide the criticism faithfully. January 20, 1923 (This article was originally published in the first issue of "Yan University Weekly" on February 26, 1923, signed by Xie Wanying.)