The development of poetry has mainly gone through the following stages: The Book of Songs, Songs of Chu, Poems of Yuefu in Han Dynasty, Folk Songs in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties (represented by the seven sons of Jian 'an), Tang Poetry, Song Poetry, Yuanqu Poetry, Ming and Qing Poetry, Modern Poetry and New Poetry.

Poetry is the oldest and most literary style, which comes from ancient labor songs (later developed into folk songs) and sacrificial eulogy. Poetry used to be a general term for poetry and songs, and poetry combined with music and dance was called poetry.

China's poems have a long history and rich heritage, such as The Book of Songs, Songs of the South, Han Yuefu and the works of countless poets. European poetry originated from Homer and Sappho in ancient Greece, Virgil and Horace in ancient Rome.

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Modern poetry schools and their theories;

1, the "trial school" represented by Hu Shi, Liu Bannong and Shen in the early 20th century; The "Crescent School" represented by Xu Zhimo and Wen Yiduo in the early 1920s and the "Symbolism School" represented by Li Jinfa in the mid-20s.

2. Modernism represented by Dai Wangshu and He Qifang in 1930s, and July Poetry School represented by Ai Qing, Peng Yanjiao, Han Niu and Ceng Zhuo.

3. The "Nine Leaves" school represented by Mu Dan, Du Fu and Du Fu in the 1940s.

4. The "modernist school of poetry" represented by Ji Xianlin in 1950s.

5. In 1950s, the "Blue Star Poetry School" was represented by Qin Zihao, Zhong Dingwen and later Yu Guangzhong, Rohm and Zi Rong.

6. Genesis poetry groups represented by love, Zhang Mo and Yaxian in 1950s.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, there were "misty poetry schools" represented by Beidao, Yang Lian, Duoduo, Gucheng, He Jiang and Shuting.

8. In the middle and late 1980s, Haizi's "Magic Pen", Han Dong's and Yu Jian's "Their Poetry Group", Zhou Lunyou's "Flying Poetry Group", Yang Li's and He's "Rubber Poetry Group" and Li Yawei's "Rude School" were the representatives.