The Shambala Anthology of Chinese Poetry

THE SHAMBHALA ANTHOLOGY of Chinese Poetry

Translated and edited by J. P. SEATON with additional translations by James Cryer. Boston & London: Shambhala, 2006

Contents

• Introduction

PART ONE

From Before: The Beginning

Poetry from the Beginning of the Zhou Dynasty (1122 B.C.E.) to the End of the Han (220 C.E.)

• “The Peasant’s Song,” anonymous, prehistoric
• From the Shih Ching, the Poetry Classic
• Ch’u Yuan
• Hsiang Yu, prince of Ch’u
• Liu Pang, first emperor of the Han
• From The Nineteen Old Poems of the Han, anonymous, Han

PART TWO

A Time of Trials

Poetry from the End of the Han (220 C.E.) to the T’ang (618 C.E.)

• Anonymous poets
• Juan Chi (Ruan Ji)
• T’ao Ch’ien
• Hsieh Ling-yun
• Pao Chao
• Lady Tzu-ye (“Lady Midnight”)

PART THREE

The Golden Age

Poetry of the T’ang Dynasty (618 CE – 905 C.E.)

• Ch’en Tzu-ang
• Chang Chin-ling
• Wang Han
• Meng Hao-jan
• Wang Ch’ang-ling
• Wang Wei
• Li Po
• Liu Ch’ang-ch’ing
• Tu Fu
• Ch’ien Ch’i
• Wei Ying-wu
• Li I
• Chang Chi
• Wang Chien
• Liu Yu-hsi
• Po Chu-i
• Liu Tsung-yuan
• Chia Tao
• Li Ho
• Tu Mu
• Li Shang-yin
• Wang Chia
• Ch’en T’ao
• Tu Hsun-ho
• Li P’in

Out of Place and Time: Six Zen Master Poets of the Tang

• Wang Fan-Chih
• Han Shan
• Shih Te
• Chiao Ian
• Wu Pen (Chia Tao)
• Kuan Hsiu

PART FOUR

A Few Strong Voices Still Singing

Poetry from the Sung (960-1279), Yuan (1279-1368), Ming (1368-1628), and Ch’ing (1644-1911) Dynasties to the Twentieth Century

• Mei Yao-Ch’en
• Liu Yung
• Ou-yang Hsiu
• Su Shih
• Li Ch’ing-chao
• Anonymous
• Ali Hsi-ying
• Kuan Yun-shih
• Lu Chih
• Feng Tzu-chen
• Kuan Han-ch'ing
• Fan K’ang
• Liu Shih-Chung
• Ma Chih-yuan
• Po P’u
• Ch’en Ts’ao-an
• Chou Wen-chih
• Chang Yang-halo
• Chung Ssu-ch’eng
• Yun-k’an Tzu
• Kao Ch’i
• Hsu Wei
• Chou Wen
• Chao Li-hua
• Ma Shou-chen
• Hsu P’ien-p’ien
• Han-shan Te-ch’ing
• Ku Yen-wu
• Yuan Mei
• Ching An
• Su Man-shu
• Fan Tseng-hsiang