Poetry Pen and Red Heart: The Literary Creation Path of Ren Jun: The Literary Creation Path of Ren Jun

Author: Lu Yinghui
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: Ren Jun's poetic creation took place in Guangdong, the cradle of the revolution. In the early 20th century, the decadent resistance of the old system, the immense suffering of the people, and the continuous rise and fall of revolutionary struggles all left a profound impact on the youth in the turbulent times, instilling in them a strong sense of love and hatred and leading them to choose the path of proletarian literature. During the period of the Tokyo branch of the League of Left-Wing Writers, the young poet Ren Jun visited many renowned Japanese writers, such as Kita Izumiko, Takashi Kobayashi, Naohiro Togami, and Kei Moriyama, with great enthusiasm. These vibrant literary practices, along with the numerous Japanese literary works he translated afterward, allowed Ren Jun to accumulate valuable literary insights throughout his career, further solidifying his commitment to a realistic approach in his creative work. When the motherland's land was trampled and humiliated by the Japanese invaders, the poet wielded his pen as a weapon, using satirical poetry to mock and expose the invaders and domestic appeasers (pacifists) with merciless ridicule and scathing criticism. The Cold and Hot Collection, published in 1936, was reviewed by the famous litterateur Ai Ying (Qian Xinglang) as "a new style of satirical poetry in China," "a new form of exploration," and "using poetic skills to expose the darkness from politics to society, with a passion for hating evil to these vices." During this period, Ren Jun wrote a large number of satirical poems, and poetic creation became the poet's sharp arrow and dagger in defending the dignity of the motherland.