At the end of April, the spring is full of joy.

In a yard with sunlight, there were many people sitting around, including university professors and young students.

They were talking eagerly, and the topic was mixed.

There are the policies of the Beiyang government, new novels and poems, and trends in foreign literary circles.

This is a small gathering of the Literary Research Association.

The Literary Research Association is a literary group initiated by twelve people including Zhou Zuoren and Zheng Zhenduo at the beginning of this year. The main purpose is to "research and introduce world literature, organize old Chinese literature, and create new literature."

The group has just been established. Although it has a lofty ideal, it is still in the forefront.

They don’t even have literary publications to promote their own ideas, and can only express the group’s ideas through such small-scale gatherings, exchanges and exchanges, find like-minded people, and expand their influence.

To be honest, it is not uncommon for literary groups like this in this stage of enlightenment in new literature.

Several people had similar aspirations and similar literary concepts. They formed an exchange group to win over a group of friends, and a literary group took shape.

However, very few people can survive after a few years when the waves wash away the sand.

However, the literary research association is not listed here, it is one of the most influential literary groups in the New Cultural Period.

In their conversation, there was naturally a fierce debate between classical Chinese and vernacular Chinese that just passed. Although they supported vernacular writing, they did not agree with "The Legend of Qin".

The Literary Research Association opposes the use of literature as a pastime, and also opposes the use of literature as a tool for personal complaints, and advocates that literature is life.

They believe that literature should reflect social phenomena, express and discuss some general issues about life.

In other words, they focus on writing on realistic subjects and resist popular literature represented by the Mandarin ducks and Butterfly School.

Although "The Legend of Qin" is written in vernacular, it is still classified as an entertainment novel and is the object of their criticism.

After criticizing "The Legend of Qin", the topic shifted to the new poem.

The new poetry in vernacular Chinese began with Hu Shi's "Test Collection", and later many writers joined the creation of new poetry.

At this time, there are basically two directions for the creation of new poetry. One is to imitate foreign poetry, and the other is to draw on the materials of Chinese classical folk songs to carry out secondary creation.

No one has any idea of ​​what a new poem should look like. It can only be said that it is in the exploration stage and there is no breakthrough progress.

Just like the night before dawn, someone needs to tear the night apart and reveal the light.

"Mr. Zhou, I have a few new poems here, which are well written. Please take a look." A female student took out the notebook in her hand and said eagerly.

Zhou Zuoren was a professor in the Department of Literature at Peking University and the founder of the Literature Research Association. He had a very high reputation among students.

"You think about it!" Zhou Zuoren nodded.

This is not that he pretends to be airs and does not want to read it, but that poetry, which focuses on rhythm, can only truly feel the pros and cons when reciting it.

Poetry is used for singing. If you cannot be catchy when reciting, you will lose the charm of poetry.

The female student stood up and held the notebook, feeling quite excited.

The above are several poems she copied, which are also her favorite.

"Holding an oil-paper umbrella, I wander alone in the long, long and lonely rainy alley. I hope to meet a girl like a lilac with sorrow."

This is "Rain Alley".

While the female student was reciting, there was silence around him.

This poem has the graceful and clear charm of Chinese classical poetry, and has a strong symbolic and lyrical color, making people feel like a dream and hazy.

Hazy but not obscure, low but not decadent, affectionate but not frivolous.

Moreover, the syllables in the poem are extremely beautiful, with a reverberating melody and a smooth rhythm.

It reads like a gentle and meditative serenade.

A lonely and painful melody resounds repeatedly throughout the song and lingers in people's hearts.

After the recitation, Zhou Zuoren was immersed in the beauty of the poem and remained silent for a long time.

He felt that this should be new poetry, and this is the direction of the development of new poetry.

"Mr. Zhou, I'll read the next song." The female student asked for instructions.

Zhou Zuoren nodded and signaled to continue, he was still thinking about what he had just thought.

"You stand on the bridge and look at the scenery, and the people who look at the scenery look at you upstairs. The bright moon decorates your windows, and you decorate other people's dreams."

This is "Out of Context".

Unlike the beautiful lyricism of "Rain Alley", most of the people who listened to "Out of the Context" were stunned.

This poem is very short and at first glance it doesn't sound much, but the more you think about it, the more you feel it is rich and seems to have a deep meaning, but when you think about it carefully, there is nothing to say.

It gives people a sense of uncertainty.

Everyone turned their attention to Zhou Zuoren.

Zhou Zuoren was also recalling this poem. It was different from "Rain Alley". It sounded plain and simple, but it was not a matter of time to explain it clearly.

"Is there any more?" Zhou Zuoren asked.

"A few more songs." The female student said honestly.

"Continue to read," Zhou Zuoren said with a strong conscience.

He had a premonition that the poetry world in Peking would cause huge waves because of today's poems. Perhaps the prosperity of new poetry will begin today.

"From tomorrow, be a happy person. Feed horses, chop firewood, and travel around the world. From tomorrow, care about food and vegetables. I have a house facing the sea and spring is in full bloom."

This is "Facing the Sea, Spring Flowers Blooming".

"The night gave me black eyes, but I used it to find light."

This is "A Generation".

"You ask me how deep I love you, how much I love you, my love is true, and the moon represents my heart."

This is "The Moon Represents My Heart".

When the female student was reciting this poem, her face turned red and she stopped after reciting it.

She also copied a few poems, but they were all such love poems that express their feelings directly. She liked them very much, but it was so embarrassing that she didn't plan to continue reading them.

"Whose person's writings are from?" Zhou Zuoren asked.

"I copied this from my sister." The female student replied, "My sister went to middle school in girls' school. These poems are said to come from a female classmate in their school. In order to pursue this female classmate, some people wrote a love poem every day and sent it from Shanghai. These poems were circulated privately in their school."

After hearing this, Zhou Zuoren was amused and laughed.

While the poetry world is thinking hard about the future of new poetry, someone actually wrote a new poem every day to pursue girls, and it has a variety of styles and excellent quality.

It can be said that it has opened up the future of new poetry.

However, he could understand that the poet needed romantic imagination. Every poet had a muse in his heart. When he met his beloved girl, his thoughts were filled with thoughts and poetry, and there was nothing strange about it.
Chapter completed!