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Chinese Poetry in Globalization
After Cultural Revolution, some veteran poets such as Ai Qing, Niu Han, Cai
Qijiao, Mu Dan, and Lv Yuan were back to the poetry community and some of the
poetry lovers became excellent poets. Poets of these two had written lots of
poetries on attacking the feudalism and representing the hard life of lower
class and calling for poets of Democracy and Science.
In the 1990s, a number of new country poems, oral-written poems and poems
about working in the city were published in folk magazines. "Folk writing"
originated at this time. Poets of this genre emphasized individualism. In the
21st century, the Internet has made it possible for poets to share their work
more easily, giving a voice to both quality and inferior artists at the same
time.
Maintaining tradition
The spirit of the May 4th Movement remains an important
part of Chinese culture, and 2,000-year-old classical poetry is still popular as
well. It is considered a serious, respectable literary form.
Poetry and Globalization
In 1980, the medium for Chines poetry was simple: it was shared in magazines,
newspapers, anthology collections, and through broadcasts. There were two
professional poetry magazines and about 10 poetry anthologies were published
annually.
After 30 years of evolution, poetry can be found on websites, blogs, 10 or so
professional poetry magazines and numerous anthologies sponsored by private
groups.
By Zhang Yuting
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