孟郊的诗歌内容丰富,有对山水风光的描绘,有对人间真情的赞颂,有对战争的抨击,有对藩镇罪恶的揭露,有对人民的同情。尤其是他的《游子吟》:“慈母手中线,游子身上衣。临行密密缝,意恐迟迟归。谁言寸草心,报得三春晖。”更是因描写了平凡又真挚的母爱而引起人们的共鸣,被广为传诵。但在文学史上,素有“郊寒岛瘦”之说,是针对孟郊、贾岛二人都善苦吟,喜写穷苦之词而言。宋代李纲写道:“我读东野诗,因知东野心。穷愁不出门,戚戚较古 Meng Jiao’s poetry is rich in content, depicting landscapes and landscapes, praising the truth of the earth, attacking the war, exposing the evil of the military town, and sympathizing with the people. In particular, his ”wandering Yin“: ”mother’s hand line, wandering body shirt. Probably dense seam, the fear of late .Will you inch grass heart, reported three Chunhui. “ It is because of the description of ordinary Sincere motherly love and cause people’s sympathy, was widely read. However, in the history of literature, there is a saying that ”both thin and thin in the suburbs of the cold island“ is aimed at both Mengjiao and Jia Dao, both of whom are good at bitterness and joy at writing poor words. Li Gang of the Song Dynasty wrote: ”I read the poems of the Eastern Han Dynasty,