Moss covered paths between scarlet peonies,
Pale jade mountains fill your rustic windows.
I envy you, drunk with flowers,
Butterflies swirling in your dreams.
--Ch'ien Ch'i

This exquisite gift book offers a wide sampling of Chinese verse, from the first century to our own time, beginning with the lyric poetry of Tu Fu, moving to the folk songs of the Six Dynasties Period, on to the Sung Dynasty, and to the present. Also represented are some of the best-known women of Chinese poetry, including Li Ching-chao and Chu Shu-chen. These simple, accessible but profound poems come through to us with a breathtaking immediacy in Kenneth Rexroth's English versions--a wonderful gift for any lover of poetry.

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Format: Trade Paperback
Author: Rexroth, Kenneth
ISBN: 9780811218368
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 5.90 x 0.40
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Year: 2009

Songs of Love, Moon, & Wind: Poems from the Chinese

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