论初期白话诗遭遇的创作困境

On the Difficulties Faced by the Early Vernacular Poets in Creation

初期白话诗是中国新诗的起点,但是创作成就有限。初期白话诗的产生不是因为诗人内心自发的创作热情,而是为了满足文学革命的需要。初期白话诗人在人格和气质上多不属于诗人,在特殊的历史时期却担起创造新诗的重任。同时,资源的贫乏、没有建设性的创作纲领、缺乏统一的评价标准,所有这些共同困扰着初期白话诗的创作。

Though it is considered the starting point for the Chinese new poetry, the early vernacular poetry made limited achievements in literary creation, for the early vernacular poetry was not stimulated by a spontaneous spurt of creative passion, but intended to meet the needs of literary revolution. In terms of personality and temperament, early vernacular poets were not poets in the true sense of the word, but in that special historical period, they assumed the responsibility for initiating Chinese new poetry. At the same time, the lack of literary resources, of constructive guiding principles for creation, and of common criteria for assessment all contributed to the difficulties for the creation of the early vernacular poetry.