New poetry genre. After the May 4th Movement, some intellectuals felt deeply angry and worried in the face of the dark reality, but could not see the future of the country and the nation or their personal way out. They fell into depression and hesitation, so they used short poems to express their emptiness, disappointment, and confusion. mood and explore the true meaning of life.
During the May Fourth Movement, Japanese tankas, haiku and Indian Tagore's "Asuka" were introduced to China through translation and had an impact. Thus a small school of poetry was formed. When small poems first emerged, they brought freshness to the new poetry world with their short, concise form and implicit and meaningful style.
Form
The form of small poems is short and concise. Many small poems in the initial period contain deeper philosophical meanings, and achieve the combination of philosophy and images, the blending of emotion and reason, and the escape from In addition to conceptualization, he made extensive use of interrogative and hypothetical question patterns, advancing the art of new poetry a step further.
Short poems became popular around 1922. In addition to Bing Xin, the main authors include Zong Baihua, Liu Dabai, Liu Bannong, Yu Pingbo, Kang Baiqing, Zhu Ziqing, Shen Yinmo, Zheng Zhenduo, Wang Tongzhao and the Hupan School poets. They all wrote short poems, but the one who had the greatest influence was Bing Xin, who became the representative poet of the Xiao Poetry School.