行旅的樂章：新華作家柳北岸及其作品研究

Traveling in Poetic Movements: An Analysis on Singapore Chinese Writer Liu Beian and his Literary Works

柳北岸（蔡文玄，1906-1995）在新華文壇中是一位多才多藝的文人。他在古詩、新詩、繪畫、書法，甚至在教育與電影編劇都有突出的表現。本文會以柳北岸其人生經歷與創作主題，以跨界、世界主義及多元文化等關鍵詞著手，論述上以離散、行旅、跨域等理論框架進行解析，意圖找尋柳北岸在作品中的生命經驗與文學理念，並探討其作品多重閱讀的可能。文中從三個面向來開展討論：首先，以柳北岸的具體作品閱讀其人生的經歷，從家園、傳統、情誼等面向解讀作者對人與地方的情感；第二部分注重柳北岸的詩歌作品，討論他如何書寫不同地方的文化，形成了清晰的文化行旅版圖；第三，檢視柳北岸在敘事詩《無色的虹》與馬來電影中的跨地域元素，除了彰顯作者跨越語言的能力之外，也反映出柳北岸在文學與影視劇本中的多元文化性，及對不同族群在跨文化實踐的努力。結語的部分會對柳北岸的整體文學貢獻進行反思，探討他在新華文壇的地位。

LIU Beian (CHUA Boon Hean, 1906-1995) is a multi-talented literato who is impressive in ancient poetry, new poetry, drawings, calligraphy, and even in education and screen writing. The article will analyze and elaborate on the works of LIU Beian, including his life experiences and the theme of his literature works such as cross-boundaries, cosmopolitanism and multiculturalism. The first part of the article will elaborate on the relations between LIU’s diasporic life and his works. The second part will focus on the cross-boundaries and cosmopolitanism in his poetry works, exploring different part of the world while portraying a great sense of empathy to people worldwide. Third section will focus on the multi-culturalism in LIU Beian’s narrative poems “Colourless Rainbow” and the Malay movies he wrote. The challenges include not only in terms of language barriers in Chinese and Malays but also in his effort and concerns formulti-ethnicity, contributed to the success in both literary and screen-writings. The article will conclude by discussing the overall positive impacts LIU Beian have contributed to the Singapore Chinese literary field.