The general content of Ai Qing's selected poems is as follows:
It collects Ai Qing's works from the 1930s to the late 1970s. He sings deeply and melancholy with revolutionary realism. The suffering and misfortune suffered by the land and people who left the motherland reflect the tragic fate of the Chinese nation. At the same time, his poems inspire thousands of people who do not want to be slaves to fight bravely for the sacred land
Poetic style:
In terms of poetic style: before liberation, Ai Qing cursed the darkness and praised the light with deep, exciting and unrestrained writing; after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he continued to praise the people, praise the light and think Life. His "return" songs have broader content, richer thoughts, deeper emotions, more diverse techniques, and more mature art. Poetry collections published after the founding of the People's Republic of China include "Cheering Collection", "Gem Red Star", "On the Cape", "Colorful Poems", "Outside the Territory Collection", "Snow Lotus", "Ai Qing's Selected Poems", etc. Ai Qing has made an outstanding career with his singing full of artistic personality, and practices his poetic aesthetic proposition of "simple, simple, concentrated and bright".
About the author:
Ai Qing was born in Jiangcun, Fantian, Fucun Town, Jinhua on March 27, 1910, the second year of Xuantong in the Qing Dynasty. His surname was Jiang, his given name was Zhenghan, and his courtesy name was Yangyuan. No. Haicheng. Ai Qing is a pen name that has been used since writing "Dayanhe—My Nanny" in 1933.
In the summer of 1925, Ai Qing was admitted to Zhejiang Provincial No. 7 Middle School (Chenhua No. 1 Middle School) to study in junior high school. Ai Qing has a strong interest in poetry. His debut work "Traveling Traces" was published in the first issue of the school magazine "Xueli". Ai Qing also loves painting, which is inseparable from the influence of his painting teacher Mr. Zhang Shuqi on him.
After graduation, Ai Qing was admitted to the Painting Department of Hangzhou West Lake Art Institute. In early 1932, Ai Qing returned to China and founded the "Spring Land Painting Group". He proposed that "art should be a powerful tool for educating, organizing, and publicizing the masses." His words and deeds attracted the attention of Kuomintang agents. Ai Qing and 12 others The young artist was arrested soon after and spent three years and three months in prison. He wrote his masterpiece "Dayan River
—My Nanny" and 26 other new poems. After he was released from prison, he continued to write poems in Shanghai, Wuhan, and Guilin, and published poetry collections such as "Dayan River", "North", "He Died for the Second Time", "Toward the Sun", and "Collection of Land", and published " Theoretical articles on poetry such as "On Poetry", "On Poetry" and "On Poets" have made important contributions to the development of new poetry in my country.