on poetry
for long-time poetry lovers and those looking to get into the genre alike, these books celebrate the art form, demystify it and explore all it has to offer
created by moski
last updated July, 2026
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yayay this is perfect!! i'm planning to read a book demystifying chinese poetry after i grad and now i can add this list on eng poetry too
moskiOP
ty ty ty!! also wait that sounds so so cool! whatâs that book called?
how to read chinese poetry by zong-qi cai! there are two books actually, one's a guided anthology and another one is about how to read it in context
moskiOP
thank you so much!! i will be looking into these! i havenât read much chinese poetry and i would love to get more into it!
yay!! i'd love to see you in the forums, i think i'll probs be the only one in there lol. also btw they're all about classical chinese poetry rather than modern chinese poetry
i would seriously be interested in reading with you whenever you start! if youâd wanna buddy read it a bit :) either one looks super interesting!!
ooh i'd love a buddy read! i think i was planning to read the context one in may, then the anthology in june, if that works for you?
moskiOP
that would SO fun!! omg a buddy read with rui 𼺠let me make sure i can get access to them somehow either through my library or the store!!
yayy okay!! just lmk when you're free to start then đŤśđŤś
moskiOP
i found the context one!! iâll keep looking for the other one but can definitely do the context one in may :))
yayay!! i'll have a look to see if the author put up the anthology as a free resource somewhere, i feel like i vaguely remember smth like that
jic if you can't find the guided anthology, the prof has a video series here that goes into some of the same topics/poems in the book!
moskiOP
oh thatâs PERFECT!! if i canât find the anthology for june iâll definitely watch those <333 so excited to learn more abt chinese poetry w you!!đĽł
YAYY me too!! prof cai does a chinese version of this lecture series so i might watch those too so we can compare hehe
hihi i found an official podcast here which covers the highlights of the entire book! i think the youtube series isn't complete yet
moskiOP
omg i missed this!!! tysm!!!
np!! this is gonna be so fun yayy
moskiOP
iâm SO EXCITED
ME TOO!! when in may do u wanna start this? first week?
moskiOP
yes!!! first week of may sounds great! do u wanna take it slow or what pace were u thinking?
we can take it slow! i've seen people take their own sweet time with the anthology haha (someone took a year to read the songs of chu chapter iirc). we can read the intro/first chapter on day 1 and see where things go from there?
moskiOP
sounds great!!đđââď¸
Gosh I was literally just walking around my house thinking "I should ask for recs for books on how to understand poetry" and here you are with this list! Are you psychic?
moskiOP
omg yay!!!!! what excellent timing!!!! i hope these reads can be helpful additions to your poetry journey đ
love this list! I recommend mary ruefleâs book Madness, Rack, and Honey to people interested in getting into poetry - especially ppl who are already readers â¨
moskiOP
thank you so much!!! just added :)
hoping our lists can coexist as mine's specifically for new poetry readers? as I yoink the Ada Limon for my list đ here's a couple suggestions that didn't fit on mine: The Triggering Town, Richard Hugo and The Sounds of Poetry, Robert Pinsky
Maybe theyâll add a poetry side quest if there isnât one already? đ
moskiOP
thereâs a poetry main quest called intro to poetry that is really awesome!! but maybe there could be a more niche one in the future? đ¤
Ohhh right! I did join that I think, I should work on that quest! Yes maybe đ¤
