砸（1）（选自《干货》第三卷）

By Ouyang Yu

 砸诗（1）

问：诗写出来就是为了求赞、被赞的吗？

答：肯定不是。

问：那是为了什么？

答：不为了什么，只为了写出来而写出来。

 

看，还是没有触及本微文的核心问题：砸。很多诗人出了诗集，急吼吼地送给人看，不料人家不想看，偷偷扔了，或者翻翻之后束之高阁放起来再也不看。诗的境遇够惨了。如果真想让人看，那就不要有任何指望被人赞的心，先等着挨砸挨骂吧。这就是我办砸诗群的宗旨之一。

 

没想到，我们古代也有砸诗的，该人就是沈括（1031-1095）。他在《梦溪笔谈》里，把包括司马相如、白乐天和杜甫等人都砸了，请看原文如下：


司马相如叙上林诸水曰：丹水、紫渊、灞、浐、泾、渭，八川分流，相背而异    态，灏溔潢                      漾，东注太湖。李善注：“太湖，所谓震泽。”按八水皆入大河，  如何得东注震泽？又白乐天《长恨歌》云：“峨嵋山下少人行，旌旗无光日色    薄。”峨嵋在嘉州，与幸蜀路全无交涉。杜甫《武侯庙柏》诗云：“霜皮溜雨      四十围，黛色参天二千尺。”四十围乃是径七尺，无乃太细长乎？防风氏身广  九亩，长三丈。姬室亩广六尺，九亩乃五丈四尺。如此，防风之身乃一饼馅耳。此亦文章之病也。（选自《沈括·梦溪笔谈·讥谑》）

 

我的记忆中，古代这样的砸家还不少，得需时日，慢慢钩沉出来。

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