Xiaotian Talks About Poetry: Zhou Xiaotian Talks About Art
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Poetry cannot be used as food, cannot solve employment problems, and cannot be expected to use poetry to transform society. Lu Xun said that a poem could not drive Sun Chuanfang away, but a cannon could drive him away. Except for a few periods, New Yuefu is not a highly rated poem. Poetry is not useful in those places. Poetry is like the breeze on the river or the bright moon in the mountains. It cannot fill the stomach, but it can cultivate people's sentiments and make them become poetic people. Poetic people do not regard life as a dry thing, know how to treat life well, and have less chance of suffering from depression. For poetic people, poetry is a spiritual home. Poetry education is ultimately a kind of aesthetic education. It teaches people to read poetry, love poetry, and understand poetry, but it does not require everyone to become a poet.
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