Abstract: During the Anti-Japanese War, the “National Poetry Forum” magazine, which mainly contains old-style poems, was very influential, but the magazine has been hidden in the later study of literary history. Literary and non-literary factors have contributed to the fate of “National Poetry Forum” in academia. Through the study of “National Poetry Forum”, we can see the development of nationalism in modern China. On the other hand, from the perspective of nationalism, it can be found the historical sample meaning of “National Poetry Forum”, and that the magazine contains some metaphor of the fate of old literature. The encounter of the “National Poetry Forum”, the fate of old-style literature, and the evolution of nationalism cultural trends together constituted a complex and tangible meaning and historical aspect.