一“旧体诗词”是中国古代的文学体裁。但是当我们进入了“现代”、“当代”,当我们有了现代的诗歌以后,还有人运用这种古代体裁,写出很不错的作品,这可以说是现代中国文学的一道景观。类似的还有旧戏,这也是古代体裁,不但至今长演不衰,而且还曾运用这古代体裁表现现代生活,称“现代戏”。仿此例,我们亦可将“五四”以后旧体诗词反映现代生活、表现现代思想感情的,称为“现代旧体诗词”。我这是先给当今的旧体诗词加冕,加上“现代”之冕。同时也为它们正名,既然有了“现代旧体诗词”之名,说明其与传统的旧体诗词是不一样的,是新历史条件下的文学新品种。这样,便于它名正言顺地步入中国现代文学的殿堂。 A “old poetry” is the ancient Chinese literary genre. However, when we entered “modern” and “contemporary”, when we have modern poetry, some people use this ancient genre to write very good works, which can be described as a landscape of modern Chinese literature. Similar to the old drama, this is also the ancient genre. Not only does it have an indefinable performance, but it has also used this ancient genre to represent modern life. It is called “modern drama.” In this case, we can also refer to the old poetry reflected in the modern life after the May 4th Movement as the expression of modern thoughts and feelings. This is my first coronation of today’s old poetry, plus the crown of “modernity.” At the same time, it is also a name for them. Since there is the name of “modern old poetry”, it is different from the traditional old poetry and is a new literary variety under the new historical conditions. In this way, it is easy to justifiably enter the hall of Chinese modern literature.