China's modern poetry was mainly born during the May 4th literary revolution, and China's modern literature began to emerge. Among them, poetry developed rapidly before I was born:), in 2007, Hu Shi (1965438- 1942) was first published in New Youth (edited by Chen Duxiu). In the process of the birth of new poetry, Liu Bannong, Liu Dabai, Yu Pingbo, Kang and others are the main creative forces. Through the efforts of many people, new poetry has been formed, which has no certain rhythm, is not limited to rhyme, is not limited to leveling and carving, does not seek elegance, but only seeks to express its views generously, simply and naturally. The earliest published new poetry collections are: Hu Shi's Attempt Collection, Yu Pingbo's Winter Night, Guo Moruo's Goddess, Kang's Cao Er and many other excellent poetry collections. Especially worth mentioning is Guo Moruo (1892 ~ 1978), a modern poet, playwright, historian, archaeologist and social activist. Shawan Town, Leshan County, Sichuan Province. Formerly known as Guo Kaizhen, his real name is Shangwu, and his pen names are Guo, Mai Ang, Gao Ruhong, Du□, Yi Kan, etc. His Goddess, with sturm und drang's May 4th spirit and distinctive artistry different from other vernacular poems, laid the romantic foundation of new poetry. Goddess is also a sign that new poetry really replaces old poetry. It successfully created and used the form of free verse, pushing new poetry to a new height. (Note: Bibliography: Lou Qi: On Guo Moruo's Poetry, Literature and Art Publishing House, Shanghai, 196 1.
Huang Houxing: Guo Moruo's Literary Road (Revised Edition), Tianjin People's Publishing House, Tianjin, 1983. Yao Yao: Guo Moruo's Theory of Romantic Historical Drama, Literature Review No.3, 1983. (Huang Houxing) After the pioneering stage, new poetry has formed a relatively perfect form, mainly free poetry, with both new metrical poetry and symbolic poetry. Among them, a large number of poets who returned from studying abroad absorbed the poetic style of world-class masters, and were well influenced in the process of new poetry creation, which promoted the development of China's new poetry.