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.
created by ruiconteur
last updated August, 2026






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
I love the selection!! Can't wait to get my hands on all of them and check them out <33
enjoy! word of advice: when it comes to translations, avoid ezra pound. he doesn't translate so much as rewrite them 💀
eeesh, I will 🥴