Wang Can
The civil strife towards the end of the Eastern Han dynasty gave the Jian'an poems their characteristic solemn yet heart-stirring tone, while lament over the ephemerality of life was also a central theme of works from this period. In the history of Chinese literature, the Jian'an poems were a transition from the early folk songs into scholarly poetry. One of the representative works by Wang Can is the "Poem of Seven Sorrows" (), a five-character poem lamenting the suffering of the people during the years of war. Wang Can also wrote a history book called "Records of Heroes" ().