与桂兴华相识是在1985年的哈尔滨,那次中国散文诗学会第二届年会可谓盛况空前,艾青等人都参加了会议。当时在《文学报》工作的桂兴华,在会上朗诵了他的散文诗《南京路在走》,以南京路人情世故的变迁抒写改革开放,给大家以耳目一新的冲击。其后又是多年,桂兴华在不断勤奋写诗,也不断听到他的各种行踪与写作成果的反响。去年春节期间他来青岛小住,看望朋友,也来看过我。思绪始终处于活跃状态的他不久就写出了一本新的散文诗集,转来让我写点文字, The acquaintance with Gui Xinghua was in Harbin in 1985. The second annual meeting of China Prose Poetry Society was an unprecedented event. Ai Qing and others attended the conference. At that time, Guixinghua, who was working in the “Literary Journal,” recited his prose poem, “Nanjing Road,” and described the reform and opening up with the vicissitudes of humankind in Nanjing Road, giving fresh and fresh impact to all. After many years later, Gui Xinghua continued to work hard to write poetry, and constantly heard his remarks about the whereabouts and writing achievements. During the Spring Festival last year, he came to Qingdao to stay and visit friends, but also came to see me. His mind is always active, he soon wrote a new set of essays, let me write some words,