Ai Qing was originally named Jiang Haicheng, and his pen names were Ejia, Kea and Linbi. Jinhua, Zhejiang At the beginning of 1932, Ai Qing returned from studying in France, joined the League of China Left-wing Artists in Shanghai, engaged in revolutionary literary and artistic activities, and was arrested soon. He wrote many poems in prison, among which "Wild Goose River-My Nanny" caused a sensation and became famous in one fell swoop.
1935 was released from prison, and the first book of poetry, Dayan River, was published the following year, which showed the poet's deep feelings of loving the motherland, with a strong earthy atmosphere, a heavy poetic style and a melancholy and sentimental mood. After the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Ai Qing devoted himself to the anti-Japanese national salvation movement in Hankou, Chongqing and other places, and served as the editorial board of Literary Standpoint and the head of the literature department of Yucai School. 194 1 went to Yan' an to be the editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine.
He was deeply infected with the spirit of the times and absorbed poetry in the anti-Japanese bonfires in various places. During the Anti-Japanese War, it became the climax of his creation, and he published nine poems, including North, Towards the Sun, Yuan Ye, Torch, Dawn Notice and Thunder Drill.
Ai Qing entered the poetry world in the early 1930s, and the deep and melancholy lyrical style of his works attracted wide attention. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Ai Qing has actually become one of the most representative poets. From the late 1930s to the mid-40s, it can be called "Ai Qing era". His creation not only created a poetic style, but also profoundly influenced the poetic circles in this period and even in the late 1940s.
The writing style of Ai Qing's poems;
Ai Qing's poetry inherits the fine tradition of the May 4th New Literature with its close combination with reality and full of fighting spirit, and has become an important achievement in the development of new poetry with its exquisite and innovative artistic style. This not only reflects the author's artistic talent, but also bears in mind his serious and arduous artistic practice.
In his poems, the full enterprising spirit and rich life experience bring something different. Ai Qing's poetry has a vivid and profound image, and with the end of the poem, this image is completed. Image refers not only to people, but also to the visualization of things and ideas.