"Wild Grass" was written in the late period of the May Fourth Movement and is Mr. Lu Xun's only collection of prose poems. Written on January 24, 1925. Published by Beijing Beixin Book Company in July 1927. Includes 23 prose poems written from 1924 to 1926, with an inscription at the front of the book. It expresses the author's inner depression and struggle against the real society in the mid-1920s with twists and turns and obscure symbols. "Such a Warrior", "In the Pale Bloodstain", "A Sleep" and other chapters express disappointment and resentment towards reality; "Shadow's Farewell", "Dead Fire", "Tombstone Essay" and other chapters depict the feelings towards oneself. The confused state of mind after a profound dissection; "Hope" and "After Death" and other chapters describe the doubts and fears about the future, profoundly showing the author's philosophy of life. The language is strange and magnificent, and the imagery is mysterious and beautiful.
"Wild Grass" is Lu Xun's thinnest, most beautiful, and most reprinted collection of prose poems. It was written during the ebb of the May Fourth Movement. The work uses subtle symbols to express the loneliness, confusion and fear of an Enlightenment thinker fighting alone under the white terror. It also expresses the disappointment and hope for the people who "live in confusion and die in a mess". The biggest feature that distinguishes this work from Lu Xun's other works is that it contains profound philosophy and contains all of Lu Xun's philosophy.
Similarly, Lu Xun himself once said that his entire life's philosophy is in "Weeds". He also warned young readers that in order for them to understand that their own thoughts are suffering, and in order to let the people better understand this period of suffering, they can study some of the articles describing scenes, such as "Autumn Night", "Snow", and "Winter Leaves" .
This book contains 23 prose poems (including a limerick - "My Broken Love" and a verse drama "The Passenger"), all of which were originally published from December 1924 to 1926. "Inscription" was originally published in the "Yusu" weekly in February 1927 in the 138th issue of "Yusi" published on July 2, 1927. The signature at the time of publication was Lu Xun.