台灣古典詩的SARS疫情書寫

SARS Epidemic Writing in Taiwanese Classical

2003年台灣面臨新型冠狀病毒所引發的SARS疫情，雖然整個疫情經過不到四個月，這段期間卻讓台灣社會產生相當大的震撼。台灣古典詩人也透過網路、詩刊雜誌發表作品，描寫自己經歷與感受。在書寫上採取紀實書寫，達到以詩證史、以詩補史的作用。詩作中可看到疫情爆發當下詩人與社會的驚恐心境，以及在疫情發展下人心的變貌。最初因害怕染疫而自我限制交際活動，或是以神怪來比擬病毒的危害，都充分展現疫情初期的驚懼氛圍。隨著政府開始推動防疫措施，詩人也將各項措施寫入詩作，或表達對防疫措施的支持，結合古典與現代詞彙，讓書寫展現當時代的特殊樣貌。部分詩人更進一步描寫在疫情與防疫措施下，人們精神結構變貌與人際關係的情感破裂。如封院與居家隔離措施，雖有助於疫情控制，卻讓醫護及相關人員被貼上災疫傳染的標籤而受人歧視。這也顯見疫情不僅造成身體健康的危害，更在人際關係方面留下心靈創傷。最終在疫情逐漸消退時，也記錄政府對殉職人員家屬與社會大眾的精神撫慰、對於後疫情時代的經濟振興、以及為未來可能的病毒侵擾預作準備的呼籲等。台灣古典詩人在SARS疫情發展的不同階段、針對不同面向，透過紀實書寫為歷史留下見證。

In 2003, Taiwan faced the SARS epidemic caused by a novel coronavirus. Although the entire outbreak lasted for less than four months, this period has left a significant impact on Taiwanese society. Taiwanese classical poets also used the internet and poetry magazines to publish their works, depicting their experiences and feelings. They adopted a documentary writing style to fulfill the roles of poetry as historical evidence and a means to supplement history. In these poems, you can see the initial fear and shock experienced by the poets and society when the epidemic broke out, as well as the changing sentiments of people as the epidemic evolved. Initially, people reduced their social interactions out of fear of infection, or used traditional supernatural phenomena to describe the virus’s hazard, fully displaying the atmosphere of fear in the early stages of the epidemic. As the government began to implement preventive measures, poets incorporated these measures into their works, expressing support for these actions. They combined classical and modern vocabulary, allowing their writing to reflect the unique characteristics of the times. Some poets went further to describe the transformation of people’s mental states and the emotional ruptures in interpersonal relationships caused by the epidemic and preventive measures. For instance, measures such as hospital lockdown and home quarantine, while helping control the epidemic, led to stigmatization of healthcare workers and related personnel as bearers of the disease. This demonstrates that the epidemic not only caused physical health damage but also left emotional trauma in terms of interpersonal relationships. As the epidemic gradually subsided, the poets also documented the government’s efforts to provide emotional solace to the families of the deceased and the general public, stimulate economic recovery in the post-epidemic era, and prepare for potential future virus threats. At different stages of the SARS epidemic, Taiwanese classical poets, through their documentary-style writing, left behind a testimony to Taiwan’s history.