Fossil Fish is a new poem written by modern poet Ai Qing in 1978. It is a unique song sung by the poet Ai Qing after his "return". As an object-chanting poem, with the help of the description of the bloody fact that a creature was buried in the dust for no reason, it expressed the sadness and mourning for the lost life. The whole poem is structured, harmonious, lyrical and natural, and the language has a simple beauty.
Fish fossils were selected into the second textbook of Chinese. 1957, Ai Qing was beaten to the right for no reason, and was forced to be silent for 20 years, losing his creative rights. From 65438 to 0978, Ai Qing returned to the poetic world, and his life experience was enriched by more than 20 years of vicissitudes.
When this life experience is sublimated into poetry, it will have great artistic appeal. "Fossil Fish" is a poem with historical and philosophical depth and shocking artistic power, which was created by Ai Qing through his life's emotional experience.
Tang Tao, a literary theorist, A Dictionary of Appreciation of 300 New Poems: When I was young, I liked Xu Zhimo, but after middle age, I fell in love with Cang Kejia, and Dai Wangshu and Bian Zhilin. Now I have lost all my teeth and am getting older, but I like Ai Qing better. This is not to say that Ai Qing's poems are written for the elderly, no, not at all.
Brief introduction of the author
Ai Qing (1910-1996), formerly known as Jiang Zhenghan, was born in Jinhua, Zhejiang. Modern writers and poets. 1936 published the first book of poetry "Dayan River" at his own expense. He is the author of poetry anthology "The North" and "The Wilderness", and his long poems include "Towards the Sun", "He died for the second time", "The Trumpet" and "Torch".
Ai Qing's poetry creation in contemporary literature can be divided into two periods: the first period is the creation in the 1950s, with poems such as Cheer, Gem Red Star and Spring. The second period is the creation after the "Cultural Revolution", including the collection of poems "Song of Return" and "Colored Poems".