International Communication Studies in Literature and Art

ICSLA, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2025, pp.183-193.

Print ISSN: 3079-2711; Online ISSN: 3104-5081

Journal homepage: https://www.icslajournal.com

DOI: Https://doi.org/10.64058/ICSLA.25.2.02  

From Misty Rebellion to Diasporic Authenticity:

Language, Exile, and Nativeness in Bei Dao’s Poetry

Lei Yanni, Wu Hao

Abstract: Bei Dao’s poetic career unfolds in two distinct phases: the Misty Poetry period and his overseas creative phase. During the Misty era, his rebellious poetics, infused with a pioneering aesthetic consciousness, captured the aesthetic identity of an entire generation. In the wandering period, his later works as an exile poet are marked by linguistic exile—a defining feature of his diasporic writing. Despite living abroad, Bei Dao continued to create in the Chinese language, and his mother tongue, cultural roots, and sense of nativeness remained inseparable from his art. His poetic practice continues to offer new possibilities for the evolution of the modern Chinese language and poetry, bridging cultural displacement with enduring creative authenticity.

Keywords: Bei Dao; Misty Poetry; Linguistic Exile; Sense of Nativeness

Author Biography: Lei Yanni, Corresponding author, Associate Professor at Department of English, School of Foreign Languages, Sun Yat-sen University, Research interests: English Poetry Studies, Study on Novel and Drama, Literary and Cultural Critique. Email: leiyanni@mail.sysu.edu.com. Wu Hao, Master’s candidate in English Language and Literature at School of Foreign Languages, Sun Yat-senUniversity, Research interests: Poetry and Poetics. Email: whaooo27@163.com.

标题：从朦胧反叛到离散真实：北岛诗歌中的语言，漂泊和本土意识

摘要：北岛的诗歌创作生涯分为两个鲜明的阶段：朦胧诗时期和海外书写时期。在朦胧诗时期写作阶段，北岛以他的反叛诗学与先锋审美意识凝聚了一代人的审美认同；而国外写作时期的北岛则是作为流亡诗人进行创作，语词的漂泊成为这一阶段北岛诗歌新的特征。尽管身处异质语境，北岛仍坚持用汉语写作，母语根基、文化血脉和本土意识始终与诗人的艺术生命相生相伴。北岛的诗歌创作实践持续为现代汉语及现代汉诗发展提供新的可能，在文化位移中维系着诗艺创造的真实性。

关键词：北岛；朦胧诗；语词漂泊；本土意识

作者简介：雷艳妮，通讯作者，中山大学外国语学院英语系副教授，研究方向：英诗与诗论，小说和戏剧研究，文学文化批评,电邮：leiyanni@mail.sysu.edu.com。吴昊，中山大学外国语学院英语语言文学专业硕士研究生，研究方向：诗歌与诗论。电邮：whaooo27@163.com。

Received: 06 Sep 2025 / Revised: 06 Oct 2025 / Accepted: 06 Nov 2025 / Published online: 30 Nov 2025 / Print published: 30 Dec 2025.