也谈当代诗歌的"小众化"

诗人余光中提出“新诗”不求“大众化”,但求“小众化”;然而,由于诗歌和诗人自身的问题,当代诗歌呈现出了“小众化”而不得的尴尬状况。造成该现状的深层次原因,可以归结为诗人们三种不同的创作态度。为了实现诗歌的“小众化”,诗人们应加强对诗歌理论的反省力度、对诗歌语言的锤炼力度、对社会责任的关注力度以及诗人间彼此融合的力度。

Discussion on "Appeal to a Niche Audience" of the Contemporary Poesy

Yu Guangzhong, a poet, has brought forward the opinion that the "new poesy shouldn t seek for "appeal to a large audience ', but for "appeal to a niche audience". Because of the problems of the poesy and the poet himself or herself, the contemporary poesy gets into an awkward situation, which is on its half way to "appeal to a niche audience . The deep reason of this situation could be boiled down to three kinds of creative attitudes of the poets. In order to realize "appeal to a niche audience" of the poesy, the poets should strengthen self-questioning of the theory of poesy, polish of the poesy language, attention to the social responsibility, and integration among the poets.