编辑部:当代诗人食指的诗歌史成就一向为我所看重,常常成为我文章叙述的内容。2009年5月,我在贵刊第六辑发表《左边:毛泽东时代的抒情诗人及其他》一文,因为成文匆忙,其中叙述的一些史实未能准确核实,出现了若干错讹之处。后经友人指谬匡正,心感不安,现在特别予以更正说明:1.《相信未来》的时间应该是1968年秋天,而非1970年(原书第245页); Editorial Department: The poetic history of the poet of contemporary poets has always been what I value, and often become the content of my article narrative. In May 2009, I published “Left: An Essay on Mao Zedong’s Lyricists and Others” in the sixth series of my journal. Because of the written haste, some historical facts described therein failed to be accurately verified and there were some mistakes. After the friend pointed out that he was wrong and unsettled, he was particularly corrected now to state: 1. The time for “trusting the future” should fall from the autumn of 1968 instead of 1970 (p.245);