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Liǔ Zōngyuán

Liǔ Zōngyuán 柳宗元 (773—819 CE) was a middle period Tang poet and politician, and an innovative writer. He promoted the simplicity and directness of ancient Chinese prose, a move towards authenticity considered a hallmark of Tang poetry. He was exiled from the imperial government in 805. His poetry is thought to be deep and melancholic, often reflecting on exile and isolation.

4 Liǔ Zōngyuán Translations by W. H. Chong

Image: Detail from “Snowscapes along Yangtze river (長江積雪圖)”, after Wang Wei OCCASIONAL POEM ON A SUMMER’S DAY The fierce heat of the south—deep drunken sleep, the north window open Silence at midday—but for a farmhand past the bamboo pounding tea …

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