In the 1980s, the Chinese poetry world was still dominated by pastoral songs. The status of poets was extremely high. As long as you were a poet, there was no shortage of followers around you. Even Gao Xiaosong said sourly: The status of these poets was higher than those of us who could play the piano.
In the video "Talking about poet Yu Xinqiao's Tsinghua past", Gao Xiaosong said: "I still remember that a man named Yu Xinqiao came to Tsinghua and took a book of poems. The title page said: I am a genius. , is taking the risk to come to the world. The girls at Tsinghua University are very excited, which makes us feel very sad.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Yu Xinqiao dropped out of school in the first semester of junior high school. He was at home and then went out to work in society. He once felt inferior because of his low diploma, but he always studied and thought diligently and made good use of the books he could get. He loved literature and read many books, including Bode. The poetry collections of Lyle and others laid a solid foundation for his later literary creation. But Yu Xinqiao's achievements are not limited to literature. He has published picture albums, held art exhibitions, and won the title of "Artist of the Year" in 2013.
As an adult, Yu Xinqiao came to Beijing to pursue his career. As a young and vigorous man, he hoped to use poetry to transform society, so through introductions, he continued to give lectures at major universities in the north, sharing his poetry and his ideas. Literary concept, then the scene mentioned by Gao Xiaosong appeared at the beginning.
Yu Xinqiao really became famous in 1989 when "China Youth Daily" published "Yu Xinqiao" which he had just written. The poem is calm and full of longing for heroes, and it is even more meaningful in the context of the times. As a result, Yu Xinqiao became a blockbuster.
From that time on, people all over the country knew that China had a great poet. Cui Jian, the godfather of rock music, commented on him: Reason without principles is not rationality, and sensibility without freedom is not sensibility. A person who dares to use his life to adhere to the truth and also dares to use his life to indulge his sensibility must be a poet. This person must be Yu Xinqiao. Yu Xinqiao once swept across a generation.