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Half of Spring – Poetry from China
Where the qin lies, its melody lingers on, I and Ji Kang our fates stitched in the same pair of…
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Laozi and the Butterfly – Chinese Poetry
A butterfly from the State of Zhao fled war turmoil and famine, drifting all the way to the State of…
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Book of Heavy Snow – Chinese Poetry
When the season bends down to gaze at its own reflection, The whole mortal world trembles gently along with you.…
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Two Raindrops upon the Tianshan
Here I meet a quiet young woman poet. She is younger than my own son, And I am captivated by…
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Grassland in Mist – Poetry from China
The rain has stopped, beyond the meadow Stands a horse Through mist, the sodden grass drifts dimly. Ren Lin Ren…
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Purple Copper – Poetry from China
Sit in silence, listen to the rain, the midnight hour Is perfect for pouring myself a bowl of mild wine…
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Poetic Traces Along Shan Creek
No trace remains of cave cranes or pool-dwelling dragons, Yet the clear green waters still echo the gibbons’ cries. Turning…
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Liuyang River – Poetry from China
It has never flowed. It lies quiet and undisturbed Within dikes striped with loess and green grass, Like a sleeping…
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Wild Chrysanthemums – Chinese Poetry
I wander, and by chance Come upon them Golden light swaying at the cliff’s edge… Zhuang Xiaoming Zhuang Xiaoming, art…
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The Wild Steed – Poetry from China
He who has never ridden a wild steed Has never ridden Any horse at all… Gu Bei Gu Bei, was…
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