1980, the famous writer Zhang Ming published the article "Dull and Vague", and the title of "Vague Poetry" became famous from then on. Post-80s poets are another outstanding group with strong vitality of new poetry in the new period. Diversified poetry creation makes them have important characteristics as a group of poets. Their poetic styles are different, and many poems have the characteristics of misty poetry. Moreover, the more "in the literary environment where writers express themselves relatively freely, the more poetry tends to be inner spiritual", so it also highlights the poetic characteristics and aesthetic style different from early misty poetry. It can be said that post-80s poets are different. Therefore, from this perspective, the post-80s misty poetry has its independent significance.
Misty poetry can "hide" the intentions and secrets it wants to convey through some images, but it can highlight another generation of poets in the history of new poetry.
Selected Poems of the 80s shows the poet's inheritance and innovation of the poetic style of the 80s, the unique poetic style honed by the 80s poets, and the continuation of the position of misty poetry in the history of China's poetry. Shu Ting, an early famous obscure poet, said in a reply to the editor that this "research is very important and meaningful".