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Po Chü-i [or Bai Juyi]

Po Chü-i (also known as Bai Juyi) is considered one of China’s greatest poets. His lyrics, which celebrate and find meaning in the smallest moments of everyday life, are lucid and deeply moving even in translation.

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Song of the Willow Branches, The

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Poetry Trivia

Question:

What humorous nineteenth century poetry book was a best seller?

Answer

Richard Barham's Ingoldsby Legends. In 1881, 100,000 copies were printed and sold.

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