On Shen Qi's Rediscovery and Reconstruction of the Tradition of"Poetic Flavor"
Shen Qi,who holds dual identities as a poet and poetry critic,compared and examined new poetry with classical poetry and found that the crux of the problem in the development of new poetry over the past century lies in the lack of"poetic taste".Therefore,he"returned"to the tradition of classical poetry and rediscovered the importance of"poetic taste".He explored the specific connotation of"taste"in classical poetry and rediscovered various poetic flavors such as Zen flavor,charm,elegance,and interest.From this,he constructed a unique theory of"poetic taste"and practiced it in his own poetry creation,constructing a thought-provoking"poetic taste"in his poetry.This is not only a rediscovery of the"poetic flavor"in the traditional classical poet-ry,but also a reconstruction attempt of the"poetic flavor"in modern Chinese poetry.Undoubtedly,it has important poetic implica-tions for correcting the lackness of the"poetic taste"of the new poetry for 100years.