Su Shunqin's literary creation can be divided into two periods.
In the early days, his literary activities were closely related to his political activities. Many books about emperors and ruling ministers broke the shackles of Li and Liu, criticized the shortcomings and demanded reforms with sharp writing and heated discussions, most of which were combative political papers. The outstanding characteristics of poetry are also political and combative, and they often express their views on political events and practical problems at that time. For example, the third song of "Feeling Xing" exposes and criticizes the cruel means of the ruler to block the way of speech in the case that Lin Shusheng was sentenced to write a book. The gyeongju defeat is a war of humiliating teachers and the country, which sharply criticizes the cowardice and incompetence of the chief commander and the improper employment of the rulers. Five-character novels, such as The Feeling of the Winter Trade, The Feeling of the Forever Uncle in the South of the City, and The Drought in Wuyue, profoundly reflect social phenomena such as natural and man-made disasters, class contradictions, ethnic contradictions, and show sympathy for the sufferings of the broad masses of the people. Poems such as Send Poems, Send Poems to Guo, Send Poems to Bingzhou, Send Poems and Send Poems to Gao describe the seriousness of foreign invasion and encourage friends to serve the battlefield. My Smell expresses his dream of not forgetting to guard the border. The poem reads: "Although Yu Sheng is a Confucian, he wants to swallow karma. When I'm not using it, I sigh that my stomach is hot. " Lying in a book during the day, I dreamed of Yutong. The theme of expressing lofty sentiments and aspirations like this was first seen in Su Shunqin's works in the Song Dynasty.
In the later period, seclusion limited his vision, and the works reflecting major political events and social problems decreased, while the works expressing the feelings of mountains and rivers increased. The essay Canglang Pavilion describes the beautiful scenery of Canglang Pavilion and expresses the life interest of escaping from reality and enjoying oneself. Poems such as Chu Qing's Visit to Canglang Pavilion, Huai Zhong Tu Tou and Xia Yi are also fresh and quiet. However, he didn't really forget the world, such as the prose "Answering a Korean Letter" and the poems "Dispelling Boredom", "The Wind and Waves in My Arms" and "The Feeling of Sleeping in Summer", which all exposed the coldness of the world and the political darkness, and expressed the grief and indignation of being wronged and ambitious.
Su Shunqin is a generous and heroic poet, who actively demands to change the reality. His poems are also passionate, which is different from Mei's poems. Ouyang Xiu commented on his poems, such as "magnificent brushwork" and "striding beyond" (Poem on June 1st). The Biography of Su Shunqin, the History of Song Dynasty, also said that he was "angry with his poems, bold in style and often amazing". For example, "If the old pine is proud of the world, the flying spring seems to avoid people" ("Yuezhou yunmen temple"); "The wind is still in the current situation, and I am afraid to blow over the Jingwei River" ("Gale"), expressing my cynical and depressed feelings with the help of natural scenery images with strange imagination, can best reflect the characteristics of his poetic style. However, most of his poems lack connotation and charm, and the language is often rough and blunt.
Su Shunqin Collection and Four Editions, with a total volume of 16, were printed in Kangxi of Qing Dynasty. Su Shunqin Collection was published by Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House in 198 1 year.