Tang Poetry

The desperation of missing home

A lesser-known contribution to the genre

May 7 • Phil H

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April 2026

Pei Di, meet Simon Armitage

His lovely sonnet put me in mind of the less well-known Deer Grove

Apr 19 • Phil H

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Elegance

Fording the River at Lizhou, into the Deep South Wen Tingyun The gently rippling emptiness addresses brilliant slanting rays of sun, as iridescent haze…

Apr 13 • Phil H

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A quick idea that struck me

About the rustic Du Fu

Apr 10 • Phil H

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March 2026

The irritatingly beautiful Zhang Jiuling

Looking at the Moon and Thinking of One Far Away Zhang Jiuling Over the ocean A sparkling moon emerges, From the ends of the earth, Together we savour…

Mar 27 • Phil H

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Pure delicacy

Wang Wei sketches love in the space between the words

Mar 23 • Phil H

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A brush with mystery in the hills

Han Hong replies to the unknown

Mar 19 • Phil H

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In honour of the year of the horse...

A horsey poem from Du Fu

Mar 16 • Phil H

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The good rain knows its season

And Du Fu knows rain

Mar 8 • Phil H

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February 2026

Extempore on an Autumn Night

This is what friendship looks like

Feb 27 • Phil H

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My sated spirit understands true joy

There have always been people who claim to be content. Bastards.

Feb 24 • Phil H

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A little New Year hate

I assume this is technically good, but Wei Yingwu just grinds my gears

Feb 21 • Phil H

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