On the Development of Reversal Poetry and the Formation of"Reversal Method"
"Reverse"is a major tradition in classical Chinese poetry.There were many reversal po-ems written by the Tang Dynasty,which laid the foundation for the reversal method of Song poetry.Zen also has the"reversal method",although it is from HuiNeng.but Hui Neng's reverse cases also originated from the imitation of traditional Buddhist sutra language.While inheriting the tradition of reversal poetry of the previous generations,poets of Song dynasty also invoked the language and thought of Zen to enter poetics and condensed the unique"Reversal Method"of poets,which pushed the creation of reversal poetry to a new height.