Yu Guangzhong often said that if he remembers, he chooses prose, and if he expresses his feelings, he must use poetry. In his view, there is a trend of poetry from beginning to end, "it is wave after wave".

"For example, Su Shi wrote" Looking Back on the Red Cliff ",which begins with" river of no return, the waves are exhausted "; If the same theme is written in prose, such as "Fu on the Red Wall", you don't have to worry, first explain' autumn, hope in July', and then slowly brew. "

Yu Guangzhong's poetry is deeply cultivated, which is quite impressive: at the age of nearly 9, he can still recite Tao Yuanming's "Returning to the Garden", or pick up poems by Keats or Byron.

If I had nine lives

"One life, for studying. There are too many books in the world. The ancient books have not yet been read through three volumes and two volumes, and the books of today are surging in, drowning people. Anyone who can read all the great books inscribed by his friends can be called a saint in the circle of sven. Some people read books, but they are indulgent and willful, and only read their favorite books, and they can also become celebrities. Some people are painstakingly intensive reading, reading only decent books of famous families, and determined to become a well-rounded scholar.

as for me, I'm afraid to be a celebrity because I'm wild, and I'm a little embarrassed because I'm not well-educated enough to be a Confucian. If I don't write, I can study in a proper way; Or if you don't teach, you can study happily. If there is a life dedicated to reading, of course it doesn't matter. "

—— Excerpt from Selected Works of Yu Guangzhong

Read more books before you write a good poem

Yu Guangzhong said that if you compare your life's knowledge to a river, the new literature since the May 4th Movement is the downstream, and the western literature is an important tributary, while the mainstream or mainstream will always be China's profound and extensive classical literature. If you want to write a good poem, you must read more books.

Now, it is precisely the internet age when you can't settle down and study hard. "Now everything is fast, what is the time saved?" Yu Guangzhong said that if he wants to write quietly, he doesn't have to drink coffee. He just needs to find a quiet room, turn off his mobile phone and stay away from the computer. "Technology is busy, and culture is idle."