Reading and appreciating the works of predecessors is a necessary way to create poetry. It goes without saying that there are regular ancient poems. We should learn how to rhyme, antithesis and all kinds of "poetic language", how to use these tools correctly and express our thoughts implicitly and beautifully, so as to really learn how to create ancient poems.
Although modern poetry creation is not restricted by these format rules, the expression, repression, concealment and eruption of emotions also have their own internal operating rules, and this fascinating expression also needs to learn a lot from the thoughts of previous poets, and then break through in thought to form its own unique style, so as to truly get out of its own modern poetry style.
Otherwise, what is the difference between it and branch prose?
First, learn the rules. Second, by understanding the background, appreciating the famous works and learning the rules, we can improve our ability to appreciate poetry. Third, creative communication. Even the best works are useless. What others say may not be right, but "there must be a teacher."
These three points have been elaborated in detail, so I won't repeat them here. If you are interested, you can search my previous articles. If you are not interested, forget it. Anyway, it's briefly explained above.
Today I want to talk about the attitude of poetry creation.
Attitude towards writing poetry
When it comes to writing poetry, seriousness is not important.
In the headlines for so long, I have also seen the works of many poets and lovers of couplets, and I have some thoughts to share with you.
Many students are eager for the knowledge of poetry and constantly create couplets, poems and rhymes. There's nothing wrong with that. In the rule learning stage, these activities can strengthen the knowledge accumulation of leveling and confrontation as soon as possible, and many people enjoy it.
But in my opinion, these friends "care too much" about writing poems.
Is it bad to concentrate? Seriously?
Of course not.
It's just that poetry, a literary creation that values spirituality, can sometimes be top-notch without persistence.
Just like many friends' screen names, it has achieved special literature and art. At first, I spent a lot of thought on my own screen name, but later I felt a little melodramatic, but it took so long to change it.
In fact, this mentality of pursuing poetry and poetic heart too much will often become an obstacle for us to create good works.
Now many people who learn to write poetry take it too seriously. If you make yourself quaint, literary and even feminine in order to create poetry, it is somewhat abnormal to chat at any time.
Writing poetry is an art higher than life, but if we can't go higher, we won't fall to the ground. If we go to extremes, it will not only affect our normal life, but also fail to create really good works.
The importance of poetry
The status of ancient poetry in the early stage is very high. The Book of Songs is not only a compilation of national customs, but also used to educate rulers and people. In other words, poetry was initially valued as a political tool.
With the development of the times, literary works of various genres are constantly emerging, the language system is becoming richer and richer, the national management system is becoming more and more complete, and the role of poetry is becoming less and less. After the Song Dynasty, from Jingyuan to Ming and Qing Dynasties, although poetry still occupied a high literary position, its political role was basically invisible.
Nowadays, who still takes poetry seriously? Except the poet himself.
Why do we write? What can we write?
We are here to express our feelings and wishes. But it's not ancient times now. There are thousands of ways to express our feelings. Let's go to karaoke and express our feelings with our voices. Maybe you call it "venting", and venting is also the right way to express your feelings.
Nowadays, poetry is no longer a necessity. This is different from the Tang Dynasty. At that time, if you couldn't write poetry, it would be difficult for you to develop your communication.
Therefore, although talking about poetry will not become a negative topic in friends' communication, its effect on daily life is basically zero.
Even in ancient times, there were few professional poets. So many poets and poets we are familiar with in ancient times lived as literati and officials in history. Writing poetry and composition is actually a matter outside official business. Of course, there are also some people who want to write poems specially. It is not that they are determined to be poets, but that they cannot be immortal.
Where is the ambition of ancient literati? Doing practical things for the country and the people is not as simple as writing poems and compositions. Again: Poetry is the last skill.
We should also realize the status of ancient poetry today.
Writing poetry is just an interesting little thing.
How to write a poem well
This is how to start the upgrade of poetry creation. But who doesn't want to write a good poem when writing a poem?
Besides the learning rules mentioned above, how can we really write good poems by strengthening appreciation and creative communication?
Those three points are only the premise of writing a good poem. The most important point is that poetry is the product of emotional conflict.
Therefore, don't write poetry without feelings.
Emotion is accompanied by inspiration. When we capture this inspiration and have the knowledge and skills mentioned above, we can correctly express the meaning behind our inner emotional conflict through the language of poetry, which is poetry.
Besides, I wrote a good poem.
There are many kinds of emotions, but generally speaking, they can be divided into two kinds: inward personal feelings and outward feelings of home and country.
We don't object to a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend in literary and artistic works, but after understanding the history of poetry, we will find that those works that can be read through the ages and last forever are all works with great feelings.
Really good works are very characteristic of the times.
To put it bluntly, it is the atmosphere, which can last forever and be petty and will eventually be buried.
Qi Liang Style in the Six Dynasties, Xi Kun Style in the Tang Dynasty, Tang Poetry School in the Song Dynasty and Si Ling Poetry School in the Southern Song Dynasty. Their works are flashy, skillful and difficult. They are coquettish for a while, but they lack social care and humanistic care. Can we remember one of them now?
But when we talk about Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Du Mu, Su Shi and Xin Qiji, we can basically reflect their masterpieces immediately. These people and works really exist in the cultural blood of China people.
Because they care about society, poetry can truly reflect social life and is a really good work.
This does not mean that we must pay attention to political life when writing poems, but that as poets and writers, we must jump out of our own small circle and face the whole society and all mankind and think deeply.
Only when emotion is outward and thinking can poetry be endowed with real long-term vitality.
And the works with long vitality are really good poems.