classical chinese poetry // 詩詞歌賦

books related to classical chinese poetry, from translations to academic monographs to biographies and anything in between. the emojis chosen represent some of the most common themes in chinese poetry: the moon, nature, and alcohol.

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created by ruiconteur

last updated August, 2026

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i recommend starting from zong-qi cai's how to read chinese poetry: a guided anthology, and then branching out from there! you could also pick up a copy of 300 tang poems/300 song poems, which will be a very quick overview of the more well-known extant poems from these two dynasties

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I love the selection!! Can't wait to get my hands on all of them and check them out <33

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enjoy! word of advice: when it comes to translations, avoid ezra pound. he doesn't translate so much as rewrite them 💀

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eeesh, I will 🥴

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