Short Stories and Poems: A Hundred Pieces

Author: Yang Jinglong
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Publishing Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book selects 157 short poems from 123 poets, including Yang Jinglong, Shen Xuanlu, Liu Dabo, Shen Yinmo, Bingxin, Zhu Ziqing, etc. A great lyrical poem should be "strong liquor" or "concentrated uranium," not sugared tap water, Coca-Cola, or other disposable soft drinks that can be drunk casually. It succeeds by quality rather than quantity. Just a few unassuming lines, once encountered by readers, immediately release immense energy, leaving a lasting impression on readers' reading memory and aesthetic psychology. Short poems and verses of the 20th century are the "strong liquor" and "concentrated uranium" in vernacular New Poetry. The term "short chapter poem" refers to the short works in 20th-century modern vernacular New Poetry of China. Each poem has a specific line count of one to seven lines, hence the name "short poem." The quatrain and xiaoling in the 20th-century classical poetry and lyrics are not included in the "short chapter poems" selected in this book. It should be noted that the line count limitation for modern short chapter poems is a product of taking ancient poetry as the formal reference.