num_pages: 160
description: Li Po (AD 701-762) and Tu Fu are traditionally celebrated as the two greatest poets in the Chinese canon. David Hinton's translation of Li Po's poetry is no less an achievement than his critically acclaimed "The Selected Poems of Tu Fu", also published by Anvil. Li Po's work is suffused with Taoism and Zen Buddhism, and the pure lyricism of his poems has awed readers in China and Japan for over a thousand years. Called 'the Banished Immortal', Li Po was seen as an exiled spirit moving through this world with an unearthly ease and freedom from attachment. David Hinton's versions reflect the ambiguity and density of Li Po's originals. They are compelling English poems that alter our conception of Chinese poetry.
language: English
title: The Selected Poems of Li Po
titlecomplete: The Selected Poems of Li Po
genres: Asia, Philosophy, Asian Literature, Poetry, Literature, Chinese Literature, Classics, China, Fiction, Poetry Plays
ratings_count: 967
publisher: Anvil Press Poetry