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ought to beat least be properly presented in a poetic way. The awareness
of taste talks about the poetic flavor a poem should send forth to the
readers who could be greeted with direct sensuality. The awareness of
smell means that poems should not only be understood, but also be able
to give out a lingering aroma even a while after the end of the reading,
just like when people drink the tea or admire the blossoming flowers.
That poems could dig out the emotions of the readers, as well as their
realizations deeply hidden inside themselves so that spiritual connection
and resonance is raised is what the awareness of sensitivity is about.
Some poems, as the awareness of fantasy says, could lead the readers
to a world outside the land of poetry, or bring in relevant perceptions
beyond the lines. Poems should also, as the awareness of selfness
indicates, make the readers see a bit of themselves from whichever
angle and at whichever moment.
Currently, there are two incorrect understandings regarding the field
of poetry. One is the overly worshipping to the predecessors, and the
thought that the poems and lyrics of Tang and Song Dynasties are
unsurpassable. Excellent though the poems and lyrics of Tang and Song
Dynasties are, refusing to move forward is not wise. Creatinginnovations
rationally based upon the inherited legacies or even surpassing them
should the best respect paid to the intelligent predecessors. The other
is the incorrect way of studying the poems and lyrics of Tang and Song
Dynasties. The essences of the poems and lyrics of Tang and Song
Dynasties lie in the exquisite words and lines the intellectuals of ancient
times used to express the images they captured, comprehended and