Guo Xiaochuan (Chinese: 郭小川; 1919-1976), original name Guo Enda, was a Chinese poet. He joined the Eighth Route Army in 1937, and began to write free-verse poems during the second Sino-Japanese War. After 1949, he worked for the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China.
Guo Xiaochuan | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 郭小川 |
| Born | Guo Enda September 2, 1919 Fengshan, Rehe, Republic of China |
| Died | October 18, 1976 (aged 57) Anyang, Henan |
| Language | Chinese |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Northeastern University |
| Genre | poetry |
| Literary movement | "political lyric poetry" |
| Years active | 1940s - 1960s |
Guo's best known poems includes One and Eight (on which Zhang Junzhao's film of the same name is based), Tree Songs on Forested Areas, Forest of Sugar Cane -- Gree Gauze Curtain and Gazing at the Starring Sky. Along with He Jingzhi, he is considered as one of the major practitioners of "political lyric poetry" style. However, Guo's poems care more about individual perception, and some of his works were strictly criticized in China in the late 1950s.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ Chang, Kang-i Sun; Owen, Stephen, eds. (2010). The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature: From 1375. Cambridge University Press. p. 603. ISBN 9780521855594.
- ^ Hong, Zicheng (2007) [1999]. A History of Contemporary Chinese Literature. BRILL. pp. 87–89. ISBN 9789004157545.