Chinese Poetry

Drinking Alone Under the Moon Poem by Li Po Summary, Notes and Line by Line Explanation in English for Students

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Introduction  Drinking Alone under the Moon is written by the famous Chinese poet Li Po. it was written around the year 743 during the T’ang Dynasty. Thus, this poem belongs to Li Po’s middle period, which lasted briefly with him being a court scribe in the capital from 742 to 744. The translated version of … Read more

Assembly Line Poem by Gong Peiyu Summary, Notes and Line by Line Explanation in English for Students

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Introduction  Assembly Line is a poem written by Shu Ting, a prominent Chinese modern poet. This poem appears in the poetry collection A Splintered Mirror: Chinese Poetry from the Democracy Movement which was translated by Donald Finkel in English and published in 1991. This anthology is compiled with the works of seven Chinese Misty Poets, … Read more