Because of aesthetics. In Mirror and Lamp, literary criticism is divided into four parts: the world, works, authors and readers, while the interpretation of literary criticism in the19th century relies on the poet to explain the essence and standards of poetry. However, misty poetry strengthens the structure of the work itself, or it is cutting off some connection with the author. This is a second creation that you use what you have to explain and elaborate.
The deep meaning of the image is hidden behind the author. The more you dig, the closer you find this poem to your own understanding. This new aesthetic way will inevitably promote the outbreak of misty poetry. This kind of art that emphasizes the work itself is a blueprint that all people with their own unique experiences can create many times.
Putting the author and the reader on a horizontal line was almost nothing before.
However, the obscure and vague poetic style has made many people uncomfortable, including the later third-generation poets. They continue to carry forward in the inheritance, but they still have distinct hazy characteristics, which is why many people look down on her.
Misty poetry rose in the late 1970s. First of all, some poems express lyrical feelings and pay attention to the beauty of images and language. Many readers exclaimed that they couldn't understand it, and at that time they felt very hazy, strange and unacceptable, and many people attacked it.
Zhang Ming mentioned in the article "The Obscurity of Getting carried away" that a few writers in the poetry circle at that time were probably influenced by "overcorrection" and some foreign poems, and intentionally or unintentionally wrote very obscure and eccentric poems. After reading it several times, people can't get a clear impression, as if they understood, half understood, or even didn't understand at all, and they were puzzled.
Obscure poetry is a school of poetry that rose in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It pursues individuality, seeks self, calls for the return of humanity and truth, goodness and beauty, and has strong enlightenment spirit, critical thinking and awareness of the times. This is a new poetic expression and aesthetic pursuit.
The main features of misty poetry:
One is its enlightenment spirit and critical spirit, and the other is its return to the beauty of human nature and daily life. Its representative figures are Bei Dao, Shu Ting, Gu Cheng, He Jiang and Yang Lian.