Essence of Chinese Poetry in a Century

Author: Editorial Department of Poetry Magazine
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: "A Century of Chinese Poetry" is one of the series, a selection of modern Chinese poetry over the past century. The selection process of this book is essentially a review of the history of modern Chinese poetry. Since the emergence of modern Chinese poetry in 1920, it has experienced several periods of rise, decline, and transformation,. The author has compiled this "A Century of Chinese Poetry" by referring to various centennial and fiftieth anniversary selections published in recent years. Due to space limitations, the anthology does not include long poems, children's poems, folk songs, and other genres. Also, as it is a selection of modern Chinese poetry, it does not include classical Chinese poetry. In the course of history, authors and works with similar themes and methods were selected, focusing on those with higher popularity and influence. The selected authors are arranged in chronological order by birth year. Authors born after the 1960s are relatively fewer in number, considering that these authors will have newer and better works in the new century.