2007: ▲ "The World of Prose Poetry" began to be changed to a monthly magazine, and "Prose Poetry" (bi-monthly) formed the two major positions in China that specialize in publishing prose poetry works. ▲A large-scale Mid-Autumn Festival prose and poetry recital by Chinese writers was held in Beijing. ▲The "Award Ceremony and Seminar to Commemorate the 90th Anniversary of Chinese Prose Poetry" co-sponsored by the Museum of Modern Literature, Literary Newspaper and other units was held at the Museum of Modern Literature in Beijing. A total of 47 people won the award. This is the first time that awards have been given to prose poetry writers on a large scale. ▲The large-scale anthology "90 Years of Chinese Prose Poetry (1918-2007)" was published by Henan Literature and Art Publishing House. The book has 1.5 million words, including works and theories.
2008: ▲ "Songs dedicated to the people in disaster areas - a seminar and reading on prose and poetry creation by Chinese writers" was held in Beijing. ▲"Prose Poetry Writers" edited by Yanan was published, and will be published twice a year in the future.
2009: ▲Zhou Qingrong, Lingfen, Yanan and others initiated the establishment of "We - Beitucheng Prose Poetry Group" in Beijing, which has been published in "Poetry Trend", "Poetry Selections" and "Chinese Poets" Publications such as "New Century Literature Selections" and "Youth Literature" publish albums and columns, advocating and practicing the creative concept of "great poetry". ▲China Campus Prose Poetry Society was established in Beijing. ▲"Sixty Years of New China Literature Series·Selected Prose Poems" is published by Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House.
2010: ▲The Hong Kong Prose Poetry Society held the launch ceremony of the "Dictionary of Chinese and Foreign Prose Poets" (Revised Edition) and the 13th anniversary celebration of the Hong Kong Prose Poetry Society. Poets from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan attended the meeting to congratulate. ▲The 640,000-word "River, the Hometown of Time - Selected Prose Poems of Henan" was published by Henan Literature and Art Publishing House. ▲The "First China·Prose Poetry Award" award ceremony was held in Danjiangkou. ▲The column "Selected Works of Famous Chinese Prose Poetry Masters" has been published in the Philippine Chinese newspaper "Business Daily" since September 2010 and has been published in more than 50 issues. ▲"Ranking of Prose Poems in the 21st Century" is published by Baihuazhou Literature and Art Publishing House. ▲"Selected Prose Poems in Shenzhen for 30 Years" is published by Yunnan People's Publishing House.
2011: ▲The "Starry Sky of Prose Poems" series (12 types) was published by Henan Literature and Art Publishing House. ▲"2010 Annual Selections of Chinese Prose Poems" is published by Huacheng Publishing House. ▲The award ceremony of the "Second China·Prose Poetry Award" was held in Zhenfeng, Guizhou. ▲The "First High-end Summit on Theoretical Research on Contemporary Chinese Prose Poetry" sponsored by the editorial department of "Contemporary Chinese Prose Poetry" and other units was held in Wujiang, Jiangsu.
Statistics:
Two postal journals: "Prose Poetry" has been published continuously for 26 years, and "Prose Poetry World" has been published for more than 10 years. The circulation numbers of both journals are equal. At the forefront of poetry publications.
Three annual anthologies: "China Annual Prose Poems" (Lijiang Publishing House) has published 11 volumes, and "Chinese Prose Poems Selection" (Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House) has published 9 volumes.
Two annual collections of original prose poems by many people: "Chinese Contemporary Prose Poems" has been published in multiple volumes, and "Great Poetry" has been published in 2 volumes.
A variety of prose poetry newspapers and periodicals published by publishing houses or internally published: including "Prose Poetry Writer", "Cable Bridge Prose Poetry", etc.
More than 10 prose poetry websites: Among them, the most influential ones include China Prose Poetry Network, Prose Poetry Writers Network, and Southern Prose Poetry Network.
In addition, more than 20 collections of prose poems are published every year.
It can be seen that prose poetry has developed rapidly since the new century, especially in the past five years. The above two sets of files are mainly external landscapes, illustrating the formation of prose poetry and the social impact it has produced. Over the past five years, prose poetry has made gratifying progress, which is marked by the writers' cultural consciousness and stylistic consciousness, which have made obvious breakthroughs in creation.
Cultural consciousness is reflected in the awakening of writers’ sense of social responsibility and their persistence in humanistic spirit and social conscience.
The older generation of writers has set an example and led the way. Such as Geng Linmang, Li Geng, Xu Qi, Wang Erbei, Liu Qian, Wang Zongren, Zou Yuehan, Xu Chengmiao, etc. The reason why the younger generations are in awe is because of their persistence in humanistic spirit and social conscience, as well as their unremitting pursuit of expression. Zhou Qingrong's "We" and "Ideal Man", which have received much attention and praise, have a strong sense of social responsibility and are representative works of middle-aged writers.
In recent years, there have been more prose poems focusing on people's livelihood, and a number of works have appeared that express the rural world, social pain and spiritual alienation, and reflect the ultimate concern for ordinary people. Some works are permeated with religious and philosophical connotations, expressing the writer's broad feelings of compassion for nature and humanity.
Style consciousness is reflected in the understanding and persistence of the poetic nature of prose poetry.
Prose poetry belongs to poetry and is a member of the poetry family. This should be the common knowledge of all prose poetry writers. The prose poems that win the Nobel Prize in Literature are all awarded in the name of poetry. Adhering to the poetic nature of prose poetry is crucial to maintaining the aesthetic character that prose poetry should have.
In addition, there is another important spectacle, that is, prose poetry has a group of silent tillers, hard-working adherents and selfless devotees who sincerely love it.
Of course, we should also clearly see that there are still shortcomings in prose poets.
Some people's attention to life has always stayed on the surface of society and life; some people can't bear loneliness and like to write articles for the occasion, pursuing quantity and mediocre art; some people have too small a structure and cannot get rid of their personal feelings of joy and sorrow. Show affectation or decadence.
Although prose poetry is short in length, as a line of literature, it has the same historical mission as other literary forms. Some people regard her as lace literature, or decorations like flowers and grass, which is ignorant and superficial.
In fact, the foundation works of prose poetry, whether in foreign countries or in China, have a strong sense of social responsibility and social criticism. Their works have a clear mark of the times and bear a serious history. Mission, showing a high degree of aesthetic value in art, has won a high reputation in the history of literature.
Baudelaire's "Melancholy in Paris" is the pioneer of prose poetry in the world. His 50 prose poems vividly and viciously ridicule the dirty, deformed and pathological social reality, and ruthlessly lash out at the decadent secular habits, which have profound social critical significance. Lu Xun's "Wild Grass" is recognized as the foundation work of Chinese prose poetry. The ideological and artistic heights reached by "Weeds" cannot be surpassed by anyone to this day. "Weeds" only has 30,000 words, but the number of works that can be studied on "Weeds" has reached millions of words, and there is a potential for "endless "Weeds".
Those who are respected for their prose poetry and occupy a glorious page in the history of world literature include Bertrand, Rimbaud, Lautréamont, Renard, Tagore, Turgenev, and Smith. , Gibran, Prishvin, Jimenez, Saint Joan Pace, Michaux, Ponge, etc. Among them, Tagore, Jimenez, Saint Joan Pace, etc. are the winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Gorky's "Petrel" and Korolenko's "Fire" have also been recited by several generations.
The birth of prose poetry is not an accidental phenomenon, but has its profound inevitable factors. Prose poetry is full of vitality in contemporary China, and there are also inevitable factors. It can also be said that it emerged at the historic moment. As a literary wonder, she is deeply rooted in Chinese soil and is loved by readers. Among all literary styles, it is the most inclusive and open, in line with the aesthetic nature of Chinese people advocating freedom.
Mr. Peng Yanjiao, the most exploratory senior poet in contemporary China, said something meaningful: "Prose poetry was once regarded as a foreign object that was artificially put together at two distant extremes. Traditional The concept is accustomed to treating it as an insignificant 'little road'. Today, through the efforts of poets, it has developed to include not only free verse, but also works such as Saint Joan Pace's "Beacon", "Anabas" and "Exile". As shown by Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" and "Cardish", it has the tendency to replace free verse to a large extent. Will it become the development of poetry just like free verse defeated metrical poetry? What is the inevitable result? A huge change that has never occurred in the history of poetry is quietly but irresistibly going on. This is already a question worth pondering for modern poets." ("Famous Translations of Modern Prose Poems". General Preface) Loneliness is the best ladder for climbers. History will prove that in the literary climb of the 21st century, the group of people who will finally reach the top will definitely be the climbers of prose poetry.