鄭敏은 《詩集(1942~1947)》, 《尋覓集》, 《心象》, 《早晨, 我在雨裏采花》, 《鄭敏詩集(1979~1999)》 등 500여 수가 넘는 다량의 시를 창작한 시인이다. 이들 鄭敏의 작품에는 생명존재에 대한 철학적 사유과정이 고도의 집중력을 지닌 채 구현되어 있다. 존재는 시공간과 밀접한 관계를 맺고 있기에 본 논문에서는 鄭敏의 시공간에 대한 인식을 중심으로 그의 존재론적 세계관을 분석하였다. 분석 결과 시인의 시간사유는 대체로 현존재의 자각을 통한 영속성으로, 공간사유는 물아일체의 역사성으로 귀납되고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 중국현대시에 철학적 사유를 시로 형상화한 작품이 적지 않지만, 鄭敏은 시공간 탐색을 통해 존재의 생명의미를 낙관적으로 해석함으로써, 굴곡의 중국현대사를 위로 혹은 치유하고자 하는 시인 나름의 역사적 태도를 비전을 제시하고 있는데, 이러한 鄭敏의 시세계는 문학의 정치적 성향과 미적 성취도와는 별개로 동시대 시인들과는 다른 그만의 시적 특질을 드러내고 있다고 생각한다.

This paper focuses on consideration Zheng-Min’s existence in poetry and revealing his historical view. Zheng-Min is a Chinese modern poet who was born in 1923 and has been working so far. She considered the creation of poetry which reflected philosophy important. So she created a poem with an intense interest in the existence of life. In addition, her poem expresses an optimistic world view. These elements reflect her unique poetic characteristics with other modern poets. As you know, all existence of life beings are closely related to time and space. Therefore, this paper analyzed the characteristics of Zheng-Min’s time consciousness and spatial consciousness. First, let’s look at her time consciousness. Time is passing, and in this life all life is dead. So we have a potential fear of time. But she says it is not necessary because time is just a change. She says that if we are aware that we are present, time can stay in the present forever. Next, her space consciousness is as follows. Space is divided into inner space and outer space. The inner space can be called the body, and the outer space can be called the universe. She says that because our bodies are universes, we are like the universe. The universe is a purposeless space, and we must enjoy our freedom without being bound by right and wrong. In particular, she expressed her unique values of history. She said that Chinese modern history gave the people a great deal of suffering, but nonetheless the people have endured the history silently. History is variable, but people’s vitality is eternal. History is developed by the vitality of these people. Therefore, we can have reconciliation and hope for history. Even though I can not agree with her historical point of view, I think her poem has significance in the sense that she gave a message of freedom and hope to those who suffered from the past.