Modern Chinese poetry, including
New poetry , refers to post
Qing Dynasty (1644 to 1912)
Chinese poetry, including the modern
vernacular (
baihua) style of poetry increasingly common with the
New Culture and
4 May 1919 movements, with the development of experimental styles such as "
free verse" (as opposed to the
traditional Chinese poetry written in
Classical Chinese language); but, also including twentieth and twenty-first century continuations or revivals of
Classical Chinese poetry forms. Some modern Chinese poetry represents major new and modern developments in the poetry of one of the world's larger areas, as well as other important areas sharing this linguistic affinity. One of the first writers of poetry in the modern Chinese poetry mode was
Hu Shih (1891 — 1962).