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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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