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

Author: Lu Yinghui
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Publish Date: 2006-12-13
Features: Ren Jun's poetic creation took place in Guangdong, the cradle of the revolution. In the early 20th century, the stubborn 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 young people in the turbulent times, instilling in them a strong sense of love and hatred, leading them to choose the path of proletarian literature. During the period of the Tokyo branch of the "Left League" (Zuoleunian), the young poet Ren Jun visited many renowned Japanese writers with great enthusiasm, such as Kita Izumiko, Kobayashi Takiji, Tominaga Naohiro, and Moriyama Kei, among others. These vibrant literary practices, along with the numerous Japanese literary works he translated later, allowed Ren Jun to accumulate valuable literary insights throughout his career, further solidifying his commitment to a realistic approach in his writing. 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 collection 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.