Peter Harris (3) (1947–)

A interesting selection of the best poetry from the Tang Era of China, an era that saw a flowering of poetry and arts in general. I liked the size of the book and how the editor had arranged the poems, collecting them by the author. However, I did not like the use of endnotes, which forced me after reading each poem to check at the end of the book for notes. This constant flipping back and forth was annoying, there was plenty of space on the pages to make the notes footnotes. But that is a technical issue. Overall, I really liked the book and the poems. To conclude, I have included a few of my favorites:

"Looking back we cannot see the people of the past;
Ahead of us we cannot see those who are yet to come.
I muse on heaven and earth, immense and enduring,
And lonely, engulfed by sorrow, my tears fall."
-CHEN ZIANG-
-Climbing Youzhou Tower - a song-

"As the year ends the forces of nature
hurry the short day to an end;
On the edge of the sky the frost and snow
give way to a clear, cold night."
-DA FU-
-Night-time in the pavilion (part)-

"When I was young I left home;
now that I'm old I've come back.
My local accent hasn't changed
but the hair on my temples is wispy.
When children meet me they
don't know who I am ---
They laugh and ask, 'Where have
you come from, stranger?'"
-HE ZHIZHANG-
-A casual letter on returning home-

"I want to be forever drunk, and never sober up.
Since long ago all the sages and saints have quietly gone from the world;
Only those good at drinking ale have left their names behind."
-LI BAI-
-Bring in the ale (part)-… (mehr)

A interesting selection of the best poetry from the Tang Era of China, an era that saw a flowering of poetry and arts in general. I liked the size of the book and how the editor had arranged the poems, collecting them by the author. However, I did not like the use of endnotes, which forced me after reading each poem to check at the end of the book for notes. This constant flipping back and forth was annoying, there was plenty of space on the pages to make the notes footnotes. But that is a technical issue. Overall, I really liked the book and the poems. To conclude, I have included a few of my favorites:

"Looking back we cannot see the people of the past;
Ahead of us we cannot see those who are yet to come.
I muse on heaven and earth, immense and enduring,
And lonely, engulfed by sorrow, my tears fall."
-CHEN ZIANG-
-Climbing Youzhou Tower - a song-

"As the year ends the forces of nature
hurry the short day to an end;
On the edge of the sky the frost and snow
give way to a clear, cold night."
-DA FU-
-Night-time in the pavilion (part)-

"When I was young I left home;
now that I'm old I've come back.
My local accent hasn't changed
but the hair on my temples is wispy.
When children meet me they
don't know who I am ---
They laugh and ask, 'Where have
you come from, stranger?'"
-HE ZHIZHANG-
-A casual letter on returning home-

"I want to be forever drunk, and never sober up.
Since long ago all the sages and saints have quietly gone from the world;
Only those good at drinking ale have left their names behind."
-LI BAI-
-Bring in the ale (part)-… (mehr)

A interesting selection of the best poetry from the Tang Era of China, an era that saw a flowering of poetry and arts in general. I liked the size of the book and how the editor had arranged the poems, collecting them by the author. However, I did not like the use of endnotes, which forced me after reading each poem to check at the end of the book for notes. This constant flipping back and forth was annoying, there was plenty of space on the pages to make the notes footnotes. But that is a technical issue. Overall, I really liked the book and the poems. To conclude, I have included a few of my favorites:

"Looking back we cannot see the people of the past;
Ahead of us we cannot see those who are yet to come.
I muse on heaven and earth, immense and enduring,
And lonely, engulfed by sorrow, my tears fall."
-CHEN ZIANG-
-Climbing Youzhou Tower - a song-

"As the year ends the forces of nature
hurry the short day to an end;
On the edge of the sky the frost and snow
give way to a clear, cold night."
-DA FU-
-Night-time in the pavilion (part)-

"When I was young I left home;
now that I'm old I've come back.
My local accent hasn't changed
but the hair on my temples is wispy.
When children meet me they
don't know who I am ---
They laugh and ask, 'Where have
you come from, stranger?'"
-HE ZHIZHANG-
-A casual letter on returning home-

"I want to be forever drunk, and never sober up.
Since long ago all the sages and saints have quietly gone from the world;
Only those good at drinking ale have left their names behind."
-LI BAI-
-Bring in the ale (part)-… (mehr)

A interesting selection of the best poetry from the Tang Era of China, an era that saw a flowering of poetry and arts in general. I liked the size of the book and how the editor had arranged the poems, collecting them by the author. However, I did not like the use of endnotes, which forced me after reading each poem to check at the end of the book for notes. This constant flipping back and forth was annoying, there was plenty of space on the pages to make the notes footnotes. But that is a technical issue. Overall, I really liked the book and the poems. To conclude, I have included a few of my favorites:

"Looking back we cannot see the people of the past;
Ahead of us we cannot see those who are yet to come.
I muse on heaven and earth, immense and enduring,
And lonely, engulfed by sorrow, my tears fall."
-CHEN ZIANG-
-Climbing Youzhou Tower - a song-

"As the year ends the forces of nature
hurry the short day to an end;
On the edge of the sky the frost and snow
give way to a clear, cold night."
-DA FU-
-Night-time in the pavilion (part)-

"When I was young I left home;
now that I'm old I've come back.
My local accent hasn't changed
but the hair on my temples is wispy.
When children meet me they
don't know who I am ---
They laugh and ask, 'Where have
you come from, stranger?'"
-HE ZHIZHANG-
-A casual letter on returning home-

"I want to be forever drunk, and never sober up.
Since long ago all the sages and saints have quietly gone from the world;
Only those good at drinking ale have left their names behind."
-LI BAI-
-Bring in the ale (part)-… (mehr)