Chapter 68: Famous in Yanyuan
Yenjing University, Art Club.
Chen Jun (Xichuan) stood in front of the table, facing a piece of white paper, and was thinking about how to complete the assignment assigned by the instructor.
Don’t dare to be careless at all, after all, the teacher is Wu Guanzhong.
"Chen Jun! Chen Jun!"
At this moment, Wang Wei and Yu Minhong, both from the Spanish Department, barged in without warning, holding a pamphlet in their hands.
“Look at this poem!”
Wang Wei unfolded the manuscript, and the handwriting was slightly scrawled.
"Is it another misty poem? I can't understand it and I don't want to read it."
Chen Jun waved his hand without interest.
"It's not a misty poem!"
Yu Minhong adjusted his glasses.
“It’s not hazy poetry? It’s those poems that forcefully talk about sorrow in order to write new words, right?”
Chen Jun is not interested, “These poems are not as good as hazy poetry, they exaggerate themselves all day long. The despair is obviously a difficult thing that everyone encounters, but it must be said that it is a big thing that only one encounters."
"It is not these depressing poems, it is a new kind of poetry."
Wang Wei said excitedly: "A brand new style of poetry!"
"A brand new style, real or fake?"
Chen Jun took the manuscript dubiously: "Who wrote it? "
Yu Minhong said excitedly: "A poet named 'Yanzi'."
"Let me take a look."
Chen Jun felt strange and looked at the manuscript.
“Take a good look and let’s discuss it after reading it. This poem has gone viral in school now. People are reciting it, copying it, and studying it every day, and they have all put aside the misty poems. .”
Wang Edao : "Yanzi has found a new way for us newcomers to poetry. How to describe this poem..."
"It is no longer a question of whether he is good or not, he is really a very rare kind! "Yu Minhong looked at Chen Jun with a smile.
I saw his eyes widened, and he repeated as if absentmindedly:
"I don't think about success. Since I have chosen poetry and distance, I only care about the wind and rain."
"..."
"I don't think about whether the future will be flat or muddy. ”
“As long as you love life, everything is expected.”
Zha Haisheng (Haizi) took the newly printed "Weiming Lake" and was immersed in poetry for a long time. , it’s hard to extricate yourself.
Although he has listened to the poem "Love Life" countless times these days. In the library, playground, classroom, dormitory, canteen, and even in the toilet, he can hear someone humming a sentence or a half, but why Listen and never tire of listening.
“You know poetry better than us, what do you think?”
The students in the law department all looked at him.
Zha Haisheng said: "Okay! Every time I read this poem, I feel warm and like a fire in my heart."
"But this can also be called poetry. ”
"Yes, the class has discussed it several times, and many people feel that this is not a poem at all, but a fake poem that looks like a poem but is not a poem!"
"..."
See As they sneered, Zha Haisheng wondered: "Why do you say that this poem "Love Life" is a fake poem?"
"Because it is too colloquial and has no depth and thickness."
"How can poetry without technique be called art?"
"It's not as complicated and profound as Mengwu's poetry."
Everyone was talking and talking.
“However, there is one thing that hazy poetry cannot give me, but what this poem can give me is a clear direction.”
Zha Haisheng showed a bright smile, “Look Misty poetry, we always have to break through the fog and find the direction ourselves. Sometimes, If you can't see clearly or touch it, you will be confused, but "Love Life" is different. It directly gives us a visible direction and the strength to move forward in terms of ideals, career, love, and life."
“When you say that, it’s true!”
"Do you know what comes to mind when I read this poem now? In the distance of the poem is the sea. Once the storm stops, a sun rises. Life, it is as bright as poetry."
Check Hai Sheng raised his hands high and grinned.
Since his name is "Yanzi", how about I just call him "Haizi"?
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These days, the craze for poetry in the entire society is rising, and it has also spread to the campus of Yanda, and many student publications have emerged.
For example, "Morning Star" in the Chinese Department, "Muse" in the Spanish Department, "Morning Bell" in the Law Department, and even the Department of Computer Science and Technology also produced a book called "Western Wind·Recitation·Sun Festival".
However, these seemingly unrelated publications all invariably published "Love Life" by "Iwako".
On the entire Yanda campus, Menglong Poetry is no longer the only family. There are also a group of people who open their mouths "Poetry and Distance" and shut up "love life", and some imitate and write a bunch of poems. .
Gradually, two directions of poetry, colloquial and hazy, evolved, and many in the hazy poetry camp switched to the enemy camp.
For the new colloquial poetry style of "Love Life", some people like it and some hate it, and some support it while some oppose it.
The polarization is quite serious.
“The most unpoetic thing is written by a layman like Yanzi who doesn’t understand. This is a complete poison to poetry.” “This is a humiliation to the intellectual level of poetry as a whole. ."
Faced with all kinds of doubts and criticisms, Su Ya called on Luo Yihe and other members of "Weiming Lake" to fight back with full firepower.
The dispute persisted, so both parties sent people to the Institute of Contemporary Literature, which is also the editorial department of "Poetry Exploration", to find Xie Mian for comment.
"What do you think?"
Xie Mian glanced around at the people in the editorial department. They were basically teachers and students of Yanda. "Ruoxue, tell me."
"Then I will express my opinion first and give some advice."
Bai Ruoxue stood up, "Actually, I was also in Weiming Lake that day, and I had some contact with dialects. I think the highly colloquial poetic style of "Love Life" can be called 'colloquial'. ”
“Colloquial!”
In an instant, there was an uproar and everyone was talking.
"Tell me what specific exchanges you had with Fang Yan?"
Xie Mian said the question that everyone wanted to say.
Bai Ruoxue briefly explained the context, "He feels that the development of poetry should be diversified, just like Tang poetry. Li Bai is bold and unrestrained, Du Fu is simple and heavy, Du Mu is graceful and elegant, and Li He is poetic. It is beautiful, but there are also easy-to-understand poems like Bai Juyi's, which can be understood by an old lady who doesn't know a word of it, and the beauty of it can be heard. ”
“This concept is very right!”
Xie Mian nodded, "If there are only old-style poetry, modern poetry, or only hazy poetry, how can we call it a hundred flowers blooming?"
"The name 'colloquial', like this poetic style, makes It’s easy for people to understand.”
“I support this ‘colloquial language’! Colloquialism is not new now. Isn’t “Ode to the Goose” a colloquial language? But everyone doesn’t like Li Bai’s “Silent Night”. 》, 'The moonlight shines in front of the bed, it is suspected that it is frost on the ground. Look up at the bright moon, bow your head and think about your hometown', is it not a spoken language? ”
“Unify the rhythmic beauty of traditional Chinese poetry and the colloquialism of modern new poetry. Maybe it will be a direction for Chinese new poetry.”
“Yes, since we can support the controversial poetry, why should we oppose colloquialism?”
Among the voices supporting spoken poetry, there are also voices that disapprove, and the opinions are surprisingly unanimous.
Can this kind of colloquial poetry really be called poetry?
“There is actually nothing wrong with colloquial poetry. The focus is not on ‘spoken language’, but on ‘poetry’.”
Xie Mian pondered for a long time: “Poetry is first of all about expressing emotions, not complicated techniques. , proper colloquialism is about eliminating complexity and conciseness, discarding techniques, and being full of emotion. This is very suitable for newcomers who love poetry and want to get started. To promote the popularization and dissemination of poetry across the country."
Bai Ruoxue said firmly: "I completely agree with Teacher Xie. I don't think literature and poetry are as out of reach as a temple, nor do I hope. Only when a person is qualified to enter literary history and becomes a literary saint can he write poetry.”
"It seems that this song "Love Life" written in dialect has reached Ruoxue's heart."
The teachers, including Xie Mian, made a joke.
"Teacher, what I agree with is the concept of dialects on poetry!"
Bai Ruoxue smiled and said: "The topic of 'Misty Poems' that I mentioned before was actually the one he followed me on the road. Said.”
“Yes!”
The people in the editorial department looked at each other. When they heard Bai Ruoxue's suggestion, they didn't know how excited they were.
I never expected that it was Fang Yan’s idea!
This young man is simply amazing!
“This dialect understands both novels and poetry. Yanjing Literature has recruited a genius.”
Xie Mian couldn’t help but sigh, and others thought so .
"No wonder I can write in such a positive and uplifting way and use Ai Lao's poems so appropriately in "The Herdsman"."
"And the style of poetry is very similar to Ai Lao."
"Yes, Ai Lao also supports the colloquial language of poetry."
"Speaking of Ai Lao, I remember that when I attended the Guixi seminar, I often heard Ai Lao mention this "Dialect", I never thought that a poem I wrote in the 1930s would be able to burst out with vitality now, and it would be a contribution to "The Wrangler"."
"Yes, I have heard it too, and. There is another saying that the literature class was looking for a dialect teacher. If the direction he was looking for was not novels but poetry, Ai Lao would probably accept him as a student. "
"..."
Listening to the teachers' gossip, Bai Ruoxue's eyes widened. You speak in dialect, so you are so frank!
"Okay, let's stop chatting here. We have to make an editing plan quickly."
Xie Mian patted the table and said, "Waiting for the issue of 'Misty Poems' to be published. After that, the topic of the next issue, we are going to Dissecting the sparrow that is dialect, and exploring the new poetry style of colloquialism."
Then he looked at Bai Ruoxue, "You have met with dialect. If you have a chance to meet him again, have a good chat with him about this colloquialism. ”
"Don't worry, I think I'm sure I can see him again."
There was a sense of confidence in Bai Ruoxue's tone.
After all, Su Ya from the May Fourth Literary Society and Fang Yan grew up together.
A few days later, with the popularity of "Love Life" in Yanda, as well as the spread of poetry magazines such as "Weiming Lake" and "Morning Star", this poem in dialect finally came out from within Yanda. , spread to the outside world, causing a big splash in Shuimu, Renmin University and other universities.
The power of positivity and progress aroused the resonance of students, and the catchy readability has also been sought after by the public.
Centered on Yenching University and Shuimu University, "Love of Life" spread from major universities to the society. The fire gradually spread and gradually formed a new poetry trend.
In the poetry world of the early 1980s, perhaps Misty Poetry was no longer the only one.
The first outbreak and popularity of spoken poetry lasted from 1982 to 1985. In addition, Wang Guozhen's poems can only be regarded as spoken poetry, not spoken poetry.
(End of this chapter)