Thirty-five poems by Tu Fu make up the first part of this volume. The translator then moves on to the Sung Dynasty (10th-12th centuries) to give us a number of poets of that period, much of whose work was not previously available in English. Mei Yao Ch'en, Su Tung P'o, Lu Yu, Chu Hsi, Hsu Chao, and the poetesses Li Ch'iang Chao and Chu Shu Chen. There is a general introduction, biographical and explanatory notes on the poets and poems, and a bibliography of other translations of Chinese poetry.
Thirty-five poems by Tu Fu make up the first part of this volume. The translator then moves on to the Sung Dynasty (10th-12th centuries) to give us a ...
"The Complete Poems of Kenneth Rexroth" assembles all of his published longer and shorter poems, and includes a never-before-published selection of his earliest work. Rexroth s poems of nature and protest are remarkable for their erudition and biting social and political commentary; his love poems justly celebrated for their eroticism and depth of feeling.
The cloth edition was one of the most widely reviewed poetry titles in 2003:
Scholars and critics who endeavor to discuss mid-20th century American poetry responsibly ignore Rexroth at their peril. "Los Angeles Times Book Review,"...
"The Complete Poems of Kenneth Rexroth" assembles all of his published longer and shorter poems, and includes a never-before-published selection of...
