Makoto Kokukoku (June 22, 1956 - April 26, 2015)
In the early morning of April 26, 2015, poet Wang Guozhen died at the age of 59 at Beijing 301 Hospital.
In the 1990s, China set off a "Wang Guozhen fever", and its poetry collection circulation set a record for the largest number of poetry collections since the new poems, and his works were selected for textbooks many times.
Wang Guozhen is known as the "Prince of Poetry", has countless fans, but also made many people red-eyed, and has been criticized by some advanced poet peers as "pseudo-poetry" and "disease-free groaning school".
In fact, whether his poems are true or false is not important at all, what is important is that he accompanied us for a period of youth, and inspired a generation of young people to fight tirelessly for their dreams, which is enough!
On the anniversary of Wang Guozhen's death, I invite you to reread those poems embedded in youth, remember the poets, and pay tribute to youth!
His poetry has grown up with generations
Wang Guozhen, born in Beijing on June 22, 1956, with his ancestral home in Xiamen, Fujian Province, graduated from the Department of Chinese of Jinan University in 1982.
Since 1985, he has concentrated his spare time on poetry creation, during which a poem "One Day in School" was published in China Youth Daily.
Since 1990, Wang Guozhen has served as a columnist for "Liaoning Youth", "Chinese Youth" and "Girlfriend", setting off a wave of "Wang Guozhen fever".
In 1990, it was called "Wang Guozhen Year" by the media.
Someone commented on Wang Guozhen's poems:
When modern poetry conveys the idea of "dedicated to the infinite few" in a pioneering posture, how can this vernacular, which almost everyone can understand, create a temple of poetry?
But it is so catchy, inspirational with image lyricism, colors, images, situations and full of the most easily understood and acceptable literary style, and always written with the unscathed simple feelings of young people, naturally it can naturally make many readers - young readers fall for it.
Indeed, there has been controversy about Wang Guozhen's poetry creation, and there has been no recognition in the field of professional research and literary history writing that matches the popularity of the mass reading market.
However, reading is a matter of benevolence and wisdom, and everyone cannot influence the judgment of others, but if we can deepen our understanding of the object and ourselves in reading, that is our gain.
President Xi has also quoted his poems
For many young people, Wang Guozhen may be a relatively distant name. However, throughout the 80s and early 90s, he was one of the most popular cultural people.
His poetry collection was listed as one of the top ten bestsellers, and in the early 1990s, there was a boom in Wang Guozhen's poetry speeches in Beijing's colleges and universities, and many of his poems were also most often borrowed by intellectual youth when making friends and lovers.
This real fever of Wang Guo, from the post-50s to the post-80s, has affected many generations.
At the 2013 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Leaders Summit, President Xi Jinping quoted his poem: "There is no mountain higher than a person, and there is no road longer than a foot."
Later, a reporter interviewed Wang Guozhen about this matter, and he replied:
"That night I flew back to Beijing from out of town, just landed, opened my mobile phone, and text messages came like a tidal wave, which frightened me. Friends are telling me about it because the News Network has broadcast two sentences.
...... To be honest, I find it very gratifying that President Xi can memorize my poems, indicating that my readers are all walks of life, all cultures, all ages. ”
Is there a poem that moves you inexplicably？
Wang Guozhen's poetry is not magnificent, but the trickle can also make people feel excited.
Reading Wang Guozhen at a young but confused age, you will get full of comfort and encouragement, and the poem tells you a truth: youth cannot be stopped!
Today, we revisit some of wang Guozhen's most widely copied poems to commemorate this "last brilliant poet of Chinese poetry".
01
"Mountains high and far away"
The shouts were erupting in silence
Silence is a silent call
Regardless of agitation
Still peaceful
I pray
As long as it's not bland
If the distance calls to me
I went off into the distance
If the mountains call me
I walked toward the mountains
Feet are worn
Simply let the sunset paint the path
Scratch your hands
Simply let the thorns become cuckoos
There is no longer road than a foot
There is no mountain higher than man
02
"Love of Life"
I don't think about whether I can succeed
Since I chose far away
Just take care of the wind and rain
I don't think about whether I can win love
Since I love roses
Just be brave enough to confide in sincerity
I don't think about whether there will be cold wind and rain behind me
Since the goal is the horizon
All that remains of the world is the shadow of the back
I don't think about whether the future is flat or muddy
Just love life
Everything is expected
03
"The Wind Can't, the Rain Can't"
The wind cannot make me sad
Rain cannot make me sad
Wind and rain
Neither can make my heart
Becomes unclear
rough
It is a pair of durable shoes
Dangerous
It is a shiny medallion
I am a leaf
- The veins are forests
I am a drop of water
- The soul is the ocean
04
"To the Far Side"
It's the boy who always has to go far away,
Going far away is to make life more brilliant,
Walking on bumpy roads,
The young eyes are filled with dreams and thoughts.
Whether walking alone or walking in a group,
Let every footprint be solid and powerful.
……
Go far away,
From adolescence to youth,
From youth to old age,
We walked from the stars to the setting sun.
05
"Just Love Each Other Once"
If they have not met,
Perhaps, the mood will never be heavy,
If it is really missed,
I'm afraid I won't have an easy life.
A look,
It is enough to make the sea of hearts skim over the hurricane,
On barren land,
Understand the landscape more deeply.
A long trip,
It is enough to haggard a weak heart,
Every time you look at the autumn water,
Tears welled up.
How can death not be, calmly,
How can love be indifferent,
As long as they have loved each other once,
It is a regret-free life.
06
"As Long As Tomorrow Remains"
As long as spring is still there,
I will not be sad,
Even though the night devours everything,
The sun can also come back again.
As long as life is still there,
I will not be sad,
Even if you are trapped in the vast desert,
There is also an oasis of hope.
As long as tomorrow remains,
I will not be sad,
Winter snow will eventually melt quietly,
Spring thunder will surely roll in.
07
"Thanks"
How can I thank you,
When I walk up to you,
I wanted to harvest a spring breeze,
You gave me the whole spring.
How can I thank you,
When I walk up to you,
I wanted to pick up a bunch of waves,
You gave me the whole ocean.
How can I thank you,
When I walk up to you,
I wanted to grab a red leaf,
You gave me the whole Maple Forest.
How can I thank you,
When I walk up to you,
I wanted to kiss a snowflake,
You gave me the silver world.
08
"If Life Isn't Generous Enough"
If life is not generous enough,
We don't have to reciprocate miserliness,
Why bother with careful calculations,
Giving and getting must be generally more.
If you can be generous,
Why bother,
If you can be dashing,
Why choose loneliness.
Gain is a kind of satisfaction,
Giving is a joy.
09
"Unstoppable Youth"
There has been so much sorrow,
Remembering that it often makes people break their intestines,
I don't know where I'm pursuing.
Ask the wind and ask the rain, ask the earth,
But there was no point in recall.
The years flow silently,
But who wants to be confused all the time?
I'm going to fly,
So has anyone applauded me?
I pave the way with my life and my blood,
No season can stop youth!
10
"Crossing Yourself"
We can deceive others
But they can't deceive themselves
As we head towards the leafy May
Youth is no longer a mystery
Upward road
Always bumpy and bumpy
To keep the original romance forever
It's not easy
Some people mourn
Some people rejoice
When we crossed a mountain
It also crosses a real self
11
"I Don't Expect Anything in Return"
Given to you
I don't expect anything in return
If you pay
Just to take it one day
So, how small I will become
If, you are lake water
I'm happy to be surrounded by embankments
If, you are a mountain
I'm happy to decorate the grass of your posture
Man does not necessarily make himself great
But it must be
Make yourself sublime
12
"I Know"
Joy is the station of life
Suffering is the voyage of life
I know
When your heart is heavy
The best gift
It is to send you a piece of tranquil sky
You will be confused
Will also be sober
When night falls
You will feel it
Have a pair of warm eyes
I know
When you wipe away the tears on your cheeks
You'll smile brightly
At that time, I will speak softly to you
Let's go, you see
The acacia flowers are fragrant and the moon is bright
From poets, calligraphers and painters to musicians
In the early 1990s, Wang Guozhen's poetry succeeded, but Wang Guozhen was not satisfied.
After that, he began to study calligraphy and painting. Since 2005, his calligraphy works have been given as gifts to foreign political and party leaders as gifts for the visits of central leading comrades; in 2007, he was elected to the director of the Chinese National Painters Association.
Around 2005, Wang Guozhen turned to the field of music, composing more than 400 ancient poems for 8 years and holding concerts of Wang Guozhen's works.
Speaking about his musical plans, he said: "Anywhere far away, there is a temptation for us. ”
"When we cross a mountain, we cross a real self." As this verse says, 59-year-old Wang Guozhen has crossed his own mountain.
The Slovaks are gone, but the poetry lives on
Some media have asked Wang Guozhen:
Your poetry has been popular with the public and has also been criticized a lot, what do you think?
Wang Guozhen replied:
For the poet, the people say you are a poet, you are a poet, and you are nothing without being recognized by the people.
What are the people? The people are made up of people one by one, and it is a whole.
If you deny the masses, how do your people talk about it? Of course, in addition to the people's views, it needs to be tested by time.
Yes, time is the best answer.
The tide rises and falls, the back wave and the front wave, any smeller will always have a closing day, but the indelible marks they leave on the historical beach are worthy of our care and consideration again and again.
Today, Wang Guozhen has been gone for a full 7 years, but his fresh and exuberant verses can still bring inspiration and strength.
Pain is the voyage of life, but as long as tomorrow is there, we will not be sad; as long as tomorrow is still there, we will run to the far side!