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The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry: From Ancient to Contemporary, The Full 3000-Year Tradition

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This is a pretty cool read. I had no idea how important poetry was to the Chinese culture/history. In order to have a job in the government one was required to be a poet. Poetry of women's point of view, Poetry holding political views. Political poetry can up your status or cost you your life.

Interesting indeed.
 
If one couldn't dash off an extemporaneous poem, one wasn't considered educated.

A subtle form of political expression could be done in poetry, where each character has a specific meaning, but the sound of the character could be something else, permitting an underlying message below the formal meaning.

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Didn't know any of this. I'm sure glad we don't have to do that here. I can write poetry as well as I can fly. I'd probably try, make a mistake, and get killed for it! :nod
 
Obadiah is red,
Rollo is blue,
are either of you
schooled in kung fu?
(That may protect you more than poetry!)
 
Hey Obadiah, I think Angel made a political poem about us.
Let's take it to the red power, Reba kung fu.
 
Didn't know any of this. I'm sure glad we don't have to do that here. I can write poetry as well as I can fly. I'd probably try, make a mistake, and get killed for it! :nod

With your woman, flowers and poetry will fix almost everything. When I mention that to my students, the guys all shake their heads incredulously, and the girls all nod vigorously.

Skill worth learning.
 
With your woman, flowers and poetry will fix almost everything. When I mention that to my students, the guys all shake their heads incredulously, and the girls all nod vigorously.

Skill worth learning.
Obviously one of the reasons I'm single!
 
.Climbing the Crane Pagoda

White sunlight disappears
from the hillside,
Yellow River flows on
into the sea.
Desiring to scan
the thousand-mile vista
I climb another story
of the pagoda.
 
水白雾
白鸭绒从雾出现
无声白色的世界。

White mist on water.
White duck appears in the mist
A silent white world.
 
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