梅新是台湾一位较有影响的诗人。在对现代白话诗数十年如一日的苦苦追求中,他恰好历经了台湾文坛、诗坛的历次变化,其诗风之转变正反映了这一点。而梅新长期在《联合报》、《台湾时报》、《中央日报》等报副刊担任编辑的生涯又使他能体会到台湾新旧诗型的转换、新老诗人的交替,因而也就更为深切地感觉到了白话诗创作所面临的困境与挑战。作为一位很有个性的诗人,他一方面为他人作嫁衣,另一方面则坚持不懈地探索白话诗的发展 Mei Xin is a more influential poet in Taiwan. In the hard pursuit of modern vernacular poetry for decades, he has just gone through all the changes in Taiwan’s literary world and poetic circles. His changes in poetic style reflect this. However, Mei Xin’s long career as editor of supplements such as “United Daily News”, “Taiwan Times” and “Central Daily News” also enabled him to understand the transformation of old and new poetry in Taiwan and the alternation of old and new poets. Deeply felt the difficulties and challenges in the creation of vernacular poetry. As a very personal poet, he, on the one hand, makes a wedding dress for others, on the other hand, he persistently explores the development of vernacular poetry