The long poem Wu Jia: How Poetry Describe History.

Poetry describing history is always a tricky thing. Being too close will be blunt, and being too far away will easily dispel the massiness of history. The creation and discussion of the long poem Wu Jia may provide some experiences worth learning. This is a real "epic", which is based on history and poetic.

The executive deputy editor of Poetry Magazine was really Hu Songxia's mentor when he was studying in Luyuan, and the creation of Wu Jia surprised him. He pointed out, "Long poetry is a big project. The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 was not a military document, nor was it a restatement of history, but a reconstruction of history from its own aesthetic standpoint. "

Shang Zhen emphasized that Hu Songxia's interpretation of history is poetic, constantly inspiring himself, seeing the mission of soldiers and the responsibility of poets in history, and re-judging historical figures. Poetry shows the author's ability to reorganize historical events, which balances the narrative and lyricism of the whole long poem. "The basic requirement of a good poem is to achieve a balance between the two."