With the rise of BBS, poetry has become an important section of various portal websites and literary websites. 1999 is an important period for the development of internet BBS, and most important figures in the circle of "online poetry" appeared in the period of 1999-2000. On the whole, the quality of "online poetry" in this period is not high. Except for a few relatively mature poets, most of them are ordinary writers, and even many people don't understand metrical rules, lack basic writing ability in classical Chinese, and their content is empty and their language is simple and vulgar. However, a traditional cultural field conducive to poetry writing began to form gradually. In the poetry forum, some people write, some people comment, some people watch, some people discuss, ask for advice from each other, and of course some people scold.
The most mature and recognized poetry forum in the early days is the poetry collection of Qingyun Academy, which is very active and has many experts. I posted in Yaju 1999. In view of the fact that many people have weak basic knowledge of poetry creation, I have written some posts and articles about the rhythm of poetry, which has played a role in promoting standardized writing. Later, Hui Jin (Xiangpi) published a series of articles on the teaching of poetry writing, which had a great influence. He also presided over and edited "Three Hundred Poems on the Internet" in Elephant Publishing House, which is the first officially published collection of poems on the Internet. Although the selected works are of average level, they represent the early development of online poetry and contribute a lot.
Second, the creative temperament of "network poetry"
The rise of "online poetry" is no less than a renaissance in the cultural history of China. Similar to the European Renaissance, it is an ideological revival after a long period of imprisonment of rigid dogma. Many authors of "online poetry" are full of passion and respect for national history and culture, and draw strength from classical literature and art to nourish the soul and spiritual freedom. This is not retro, but more oriented to the future. Whether "online poetry" should be regarded as a school of poetry remains to be discussed, but "online poetry" is indeed quite different from offline poetry of folk, colleges or some official institutions, and it also has its own creative temperament compared with poems of past dynasties. Judging from the history of China's poetry, it is unique. Even some authors' vivid imitation of ancient times has completely different creative significance because of the different creative times and environments. Online poetry generally abides by the writing norms of traditional poetry, opposes phonological reform, and does not talk about meter, which reflects its inherent conservative traditional values. They deliberately distanced themselves from the offline official associations with a near-strict attitude, showing that their views on literature and history are far from their peers. People often ask, can modern people write poems beyond the ancients? Can you surpass Du Li Su Xin? This is actually a false question. Because of different writing fields, it is impossible to have the same writing purpose and significance.
Thirdly, "network poetry" reconstructs the traditional cultural field.
The so-called field represents the complex relationship between human behavior and space. With the change of history, the traditional cultural field related to all classical literary and artistic creation no longer exists. The value of traditional culture has been artificially subverted. It was originally a common knowledge text of the whole society and became something unfamiliar to the public. In such a so-called new cultural field, the writing behavior of traditional poetry writers is isolated, surrounded, divided and even submerged by the flood of anti-tradition.
The appearance of Internet once again proves the theoretical rationality when communication and culture are isomorphic, and cultural communication and cultural creation are * * *. Internet technology provides great convenience for poets to reconstruct the traditional cultural field. This new field does not depend on real entities, such as traditional academies, but it can also establish important group behavior relationships such as learning exchange, free competition, enjoying resources, spreading and storing knowledge texts. Because it is not attached to the real entity, communication does not need to rely on the red tape of traditional ceremonies and is not interfered by other fields, such as offline culture, law and politics. Thus, a traditional cultural field with high degree of freedom and strong autonomy was formed, and the declining traditional cultural elements began to revive when "online poetry" rose. Although the creation of "online poetry" is an important aspect of the revival of traditional culture, its significance lies not only in the arrangement of "national heritage" but also in the resurrection of "national heritage" because of the participation of personal creativity. It is precisely for this reason that some authors of "online poetry" can shine in the field of traditional cultural communication today. For example, Xu Jinru is committed to the promotion of Chinese studies, especially the spread of Confucian poetry teaching, which has a wide influence among young and middle-aged scholars in China. Juzhai Academy and Luo Yongtang Private School, mainly founded by the authors of "Network Poetry", have become well-known educational institutions of folk Chinese studies in China, one in the south and the other in the north.
The reason why poetry can become the source of traditional cultural revival lies in the following: firstly, poetry is the most popular form in China's classical literature and art. Under the traditional education system, poetry writing is the most basic writing skill of intellectuals and the most popular cultural and recreational activity; Second, because of its own creative requirements, poetry covers all aspects of traditional culture and is the most concentrated version of the essence of traditional culture. We can almost judge the depth of a person's overall cultural heritage according to his poetic level. Today, the upsurge of "Chinese studies" is on the rise, but mud and sand are everywhere, and pseudo-studies are rampant. Poetry can be used as an appraisal standard to distinguish the authenticity of some "Chinese studies" from the true level of some "masters". I have always believed that all Chinese studies without poetry are biased pseudo-Chinese studies, and all Chinese masters and experts without poetry are pseudo-masters and pseudo-experts. It can be said that today's poetry is the only way to enter Chinese studies. Looking back, it can be said that the rise of "online poetry" is an important symbol of the revival of traditional culture.
Fourth, the offline influence of "online poetry"
The influence of "online poetry" is not limited to online. People in non-online poetry circles will have completely different attitudes towards "online poetry". For a long time in the past, folk and academic circles have lost the field of traditional culture, and the poetry creation and dissemination of a few people have long been confined to the folk, relying on backward traditional media, such as letters or small private parties, and rarely entering the public eye. The vigorous development of "online poetry" and the rapid gathering of popularity have made many people envious. Of course, many people are extremely unaccustomed to the free behavior and creative concept of "online poetry" creative groups. No matter what attitude we have towards "online poetry", its existence has become an indispensable existence in the whole domestic poetry circle. No one can deny that the author of "Online Poetry" has opened up a new field of traditional culture and completely declared that the era when only Chairman Mao could create and publish poetry is over. At the same time, with the help of this reconstructed traditional cultural field and its internal strength, the mechanism of reversing the writing group of the official association has been formed, thus avoiding the possibility that modern poetry creation is excessively dominated by ideology and reduced to vulgarity. At present, although the latter school's poetry creation can't avoid the proliferation of "Goethe style", the situation has been greatly improved in observing the traditional writing norms, and the voice calling for reform and new rhyme has been greatly weakened.