Birds is a collection of poems by Indian poet Tagore. It contains 325 beautiful untitled poems, first published in 19 16. The basic themes of these poems are mostly ordinary things, such as grass, fallen leaves, birds, stars, rivers and so on.
Because poets are faithful to their own thoughts, have keen insight into nature and society, and are good at expressing their hearts, these short poems, which seem to be few words, contain rich thoughts and profound philosophies, showing a fresh, lively, beautiful and meaningful style. Birds has been translated into many languages all over the world, which has promoted the emergence and development of "Poetry Movement" in China. ?
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Creation background
Birds was created in 19 13, and the first edition was completed in 19 16. One part of Birds was translated by the poet from his own Bengali aphorism Collection of Broken Jade (1899), and the other part was an impromptu English poem written by the poet during his visit to Japan in 19 16. The poet stayed in Japan for more than three months, and the ladies kept asking him to write a fan or a commemorative book. The poet once praised the simplicity of Japanese haiku, and his Bird was obviously influenced by this poetic style.