Preface to Six Poems (II)
(April 27, 1962)

These six poems were hummed on horseback between 1929 and 1931, and had been completely forgotten. Comrades from the editorial department of *People’s Literature* collected them and sent them to me, requesting publication. After slight revisions, I hereby submit them.

Mao Zedong
April 27, 1962

[1] This is the preface written by Mao Zedong for the publication of *Six Poems* in the May 1962 issue of *People’s Literature*.