Far and Near is a poem by Gu Cheng, an unknown poet. This poem looks ordinary, but it is intriguing. There are only 24 short words in the whole poem, describing the transformation of "you", "me" and "cloud" as the focus, and using "distance" to explain the different feelings in visual transformation. Poetry is full of philosophical thinking.
A kind of thinking about man and nature, a kind of thinking about man. In addition to its hazy beauty, this poem is an endless space for daydreaming. The poet's handling of the art of blank space in poetry just endows poetry with far-reaching significance and makes it full of stronger vitality.
Founded in 1978, it is now the cradle of obscure poetry and the main position of obscure poetry school at that time. Around it, a large number of young poets such as Beidao, Shuting, forefinger, Munk and Duoduo gathered. Their poems express subjective feelings, and from the perspective of personal mind, they also widely use symbols, metaphors and synaesthesia in their expressions.
1In August, 980, Poetry magazine published an article entitled "Ambiguity of Forgetting Me", criticizing this kind of poetry as "unreasonable", hence the name "misty poetry". Gu Cheng saw the inaugural issue of Today posted at the end of the external wall of Xidan Gymnasium 1978, and he was moved by the poem above.
Appreciation of works:
"Far and near" expresses specific psychological and aesthetic interests, and its expression is subtle, refined and profound. The first section is about "you" looking around. The second section is the unique feeling of writing "I", which is a superficial illusion. Because since you can see me, it means that the distance between the two sides is not far, and the "cloud" is in the sky, out of reach with people.
The poet reveals a psychological distance through appearances. Although people are close at hand, there are various psychological barriers and insurmountable gaps, so they feel "far away". However, people and clouds, people and nature can exchange feelings, so they feel "close"-close and harmonious.