Utilitarian Tendency of Poetry in Ming Dynasty——Reading He Liangjun′s Poetry in Jianjin and Longqing Period

Under the pressure of the significant achievements of poetry in Tang and Song Dynasty,poetry in Ming Dynasty is subject to cruel ridicule from poets in Qing Dynasty despite of the efforts that the Ming poets had made to restore the flourishing poetry age in Tang and Song Dynasty.Among the numerous causes,the function change of poetry in Ming Dynasty could not be neglected.Although collaborated poetry,critic poetry,poetry with paintings are the common forms in the poetry collection,unfortunately,these poetry just became a decoration of elegant life and the media of communication.Meanwhile,ubiquitous ghostwriting,committed writing were commonly employed by poets to gain popularity and earn money,therefore decadence of poetry is unavoidable.Among these poets,Songjiang poet He Liangjun,living in Jiajing and Longqing period,is a typical example.