It is reasonable for Guo Moruo to admit that Du Fu is a people's poet. The reason is that the poems written by Du Fu not only represent people's wishes, but also express people's dissatisfaction, ideals and aspirations, and show people's sufferings and expectations. Although Du Fu has repeatedly advertised that he is the descendant of Li Yuan, although he boasts that he is the descendant of a poet, taking poetry as his job and being a powerful person in the current dynasty.
Du Fu pays attention to the rules and forms of poetry, all in order to write poetry better. However, the theme of his works is people, and his thoughts are for the people. Du Fu was depressed because no one appreciated the poet when he was alive, but because he had to turn his thoughts to the people when he asked for an official, so he had a sense of urgency. At that time, Du Fu had many ways to seek official positions. He could take the imperial examinations and be recommended by the county, but he always fell behind in his thirties.
Du Fuxiang Li Bai, like Meng Haoran, is not as lucky as Zhang Zhi. In fact, He Zhangzhi's literary title is similar to that of doggerel. More importantly, he is the teacher of the prince and later the proctor. He Zhangzhi's influence can be seen from the scale of his return to China and the fact that the emperor allowed officials to see him off during the holidays.
There were many poets in the Tang Dynasty, but Du Fu was not a great poet at that time. Du Fu's complaint is not as straightforward as Li Bai's. The expression of "three officials and three parting" is not Du Fu's own thoughts, but the people's thoughts and hopes. There are many objectively recorded poems in The Complete Poems of Tang Dynasty, including those of Gao Lishi, Li, Yang Guifei and Tang Xuanzong, as well as some poems of geisha, among which Bai Juyi and Meng Haoran are famous, and none of them are called "people's poets" by Guo Moruo.
So, we have to ask now, who can be called "the poet of contemporary people"? Those who rely on husband and wife are doing some local officials, holding so-called pen meetings (spending local financial money), talking about poets and awarding so-called poetry prizes. Is this for the "people"? (Actually, it's for traveling and creating conditions for some "confidante" private meetings. Sometimes I flaunt myself as a poet from other provinces or the whole country. Excuse me, can your work last forever? Do you like it? Can you be a "people's poet" by attracting some dirty editors of magazines to send some poems? Are those "wet people" like hooligans worthy of being poets? What kind of good woman is a bitch who curses by her notoriety? What kind of good writer? I think of Dickinson. She is really a poet of the American people, a poet of the people of the world and a model for women! Is the poet's name regarded as a prop to seek fame and gain fame? Who is the poet? He is a person with the potential of spiritual leader, a person who can influence people's behavior with his own character, and a person who can influence the thinking of a generation with his works.