Ugly Times was founded by Xie Yixing and Liu Yu1May 1985 1985 in Xiapu County, Fujian Province, and has now been published. When it was founded, 16 typed mimeographed publication was published irregularly, with 300 copies issued each time. After the whole issue of 10 was published in 1989, it was stopped for some reason. 1999 was reissued, and four offset newspapers were changed, but they were still published irregularly, with the number of issues 1000. In 200 1 year, it was revised again and published as a major newspaper every two months, becoming the only major folk poetry newspaper published regularly every two months in China. The number of issues has risen to 1500, and its influence is increasing day by day. In 2002, it was selected as one of the five most popular folk poetry newspapers and periodicals in China by Selected Poems magazine.
As an extension of the network of poetry newspapers, Ugly Poetry founded the Forum of Poetry Newspaper in 2000, and published the electronic version of poetry newspaper in cooperation with Lips Poetry Newspaper Network in 200 1. Qiushi Poetry Network was launched in 2003. "Qiu's Poetry Network" is not a single poetry forum, it consists of two parts: a website and a forum, which has many functions such as poetry exchange, information release and works collection. It has five functional areas: poetry information area, personal column area, data collection area, creative criticism appreciation area and exchange and interaction area. Chou Shi Express, Chou Shi Poetry Gallery, Chou Shi Review, Chou Shi Archives, Chou Shi Collection, Chou Shi Poetry Newspaper, Chou Shi Guangying, Chou Shi Audio-visual, Forum New Posts, Forum Selection, and Ugly Stone Fever have been opened up, and an Ugly Stone Forum with five sections of poetry, information, surveying and mapping, essay writing and station affairs has been created, which is a strong technical support and space support.
Although Ugly Times is about to go online, its simple pursuit remains unchanged: based on the traditional soil of China's poetry, absorbing the nutrition of western modern poetry art, and making serious exploration and innovation in poetry art, it is believed that tradition must be a tradition that integrates the principles of modern art, and pioneers must also be pioneers who inherit China's poetry tradition. Emphasize folk and exploratory, but pay more attention to inclusiveness and constructiveness, and advocate the spirit of network freedom, equality, openness and pleasure. "Ugly Poetry" agrees with "good poetics", whether romantic or realistic, classical or modern, aesthetic or ugly, surreal or postmodern ... It is fun to achieve the same goal in different ways, advocating diversity and calling for a broad mind. Chou Shi knows that it is easy to build a ruin, but it takes time, wisdom and perseverance to build a mansion, even from generation to generation. Chou Shi will, as always, make silent efforts, hoping to provide a spiritual habitat for folk poets with its enthusiasm and become an inconspicuous but useful stone in the construction of China's poetry art palace.
Ugly Poetry, based on Ugly Poetry Newspaper and Ugly Poetry Net, unites a group of young and middle-aged poets and critics, and forms a group with Cai Qijiao as a consultant, Xie Yixing and Wei Liu as organizers, including Kong Linzi, Guo Youzhao, Qiu Jinghua, Wang Yu, An Qi, Kang Cheng, Tang, Ye Yulin, Rougang and Ye Yulin. Over the past few years, members of the Poetry Group have published more than 30 poems, won more than 40 literary awards at or above the provincial level, and 7 people have been accepted as members of the Chinese Writers Association.
In today's increasingly marginalized poetry, Ugly Times organized a series of poetry activities with its own efforts, which promoted the construction of folk poetry in China. In 200 1 year, Chou Shi initiated the establishment of Xiapu County Poetry Reading Club, the first poetry reading club in Fujian Province, and held the "Ugly Stone Poetry Group Reading Club"; In 2002, Qiu and Selected Poems jointly held the "First China Folk Poetry Development Seminar and Annual Meeting of Folk Poetry Newspaper", and discussed the achievements and shortcomings, present situation and future of China folk poetry. In 2003, Chou Shi and Poetry Magazine jointly held the first Chou Shi Poetry Club in Wuyishan, and Poetry Magazine comprehensively and systematically promoted Chou Shi Poetry Club. In 2004, Qiu Shi and Poetry Magazine jointly held a "Send You a Spring Poetry" activity, and jointly held the second "Qiu Shi Poetry Society" with Star Poetry Magazine to discuss regional writing issues; In the same year, Qiu Shi presided over the 1st13rd Rougang Poetry Award. In 2005, Qiu Shi held the third Qiu Shi Poetry Society, the 20th anniversary of Qiu Shi and the 13 Soft Poetry Award, and continued to host the 14 Soft Poetry Award.