Talks on Poetry and Prose Reading and Writing

Author: Zhang Zhongxing
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The purpose of this book is negligible—it is not to cultivate poets and poetry theorists, but to enable ordinary people who move about in the streets and alleys, if they have subtle emotions, to use this humble tool of our land to read or write, achieving more or less of a state of transformation. This book introduces how to appreciate poetry and how to learn to write poetry. "Boldly writing poetry" includes three layers of meaning: First, breaking free from constraints, writing whatever comes to mind, regardless of whether it conforms to the traditional conventions of "breaking the title" and "carrying forward the title." Second, writing as one thinks, regardless of whether it deviates too far from the prevailing literary trends. Third, discussing techniques, which sometimes inevitably touches on intentions and tricks, bordering on revealing too much or being considered in poor taste. In short, it aims to speak without reservation and express without limit, hoping to benefit those who are not ashamed to ask questions and their peers, who are willing to spend money buying various poetry anthologies or collections to read, and willing to spend time learning to write, so that the self-deprecating "level level level level level" hummed under the moonlight may have some use. All of these, some leaning towards introducing common knowledge, others leaning towards expressing prejudices, are written under specific topics, arranged in order, and counted as the main text. This book introduces how to appreciate poetry and how to learn to write poetry. "Boldly writing poetry" includes three layers of meaning: First, breaking free from constraints, writing whatever comes to mind, regardless of whether it conforms to the traditional conventions of "breaking the title" and "carrying forward the title." Second, writing as one thinks, regardless of whether it deviates too far from the prevailing literary trends. Third, discussing techniques, which sometimes inevitably touches on intentions and tricks, bordering on revealing too much or being considered in poor taste. In short, it aims to speak without reservation and express without limit, hoping to benefit those who are not ashamed to ask questions and their peers, who are willing to spend money buying various poetry anthologies or collections to read, and willing to spend time learning to write, so that the self-deprecating "level level level level level" hummed under the moonlight may have some use. All of these, some leaning towards introducing common knowledge, others leaning towards expressing prejudices, are written under specific topics, arranged in order, and counted as the main text.