Translated
with an Introduction by Jeanne Larsen
Lannan
Translation Selections Series
This
collection of 106 poems by 44 female Tang era poets is the most
comprehensive of its kind. Poets are organized based on their
status in Tang Dynasty society: Women of the Court, Women of the
Household, Courtesans and Entertainers, and Women of Religion.
While each poet's concerns vary with their social status, common
thematic threads include heartbreak and the mysteries of the natural
world. Thumbnail biographies of each poet and notes regarding
individual poems complete this important collection.
Written
on a Wall of Abundance Temple,
Built
by the Independent Scholar, Hermit Ren
by
Yu Xuanji (844?-68?)
a man
who loves solitude
built
this
domain
of wonders
travelers
find here
rest
from the road
whitewashed
wall
words
left on it: pointless or
the
empty
a
lotus paradise
that
so few know
pond
dug out
springs
filled it
pathways
cut
the
grass grew back
pagoda
a hundred feet tall
gold
spire like the dharma's wheel
facing
the river
opens
the eyes--
how
it shines, that
light
©
Copyright BOA Editions, Ltd. 2005
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ISBN: 1-929918-73-9
Price: $23.95
Publishing Date: November 2005
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Price: $16.50
Publishing Date: November 2005
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