The great Chinese poet Li Po was born in 701 and grew up in western China, in Sichuan province near Chengdu. The works of Li Po, the Chinese poet by Li, Bo, 701-762; Obata, Shigeyoshi; John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) DLC. The family name is Li. For a complete list of poets names in both Wade-Giles and Pinyin see the web companion to Tony Barnstone and Chou Pingâs Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry >>> In addition to being written well, these poems are also easy to understand and remember for common people.. 1. But his most monotonous feature is the mechanical recurrence of certain reflections about the impermanence of human beings, as opposed to the immutability of Nature. Also Known as Li Po or Li Bo (701-762) Li Bai was part of the group of Chinese scholars called the âEight Immortals of the Wine Cupâ in a poem by fellow poet Du Fu. Li Bo's Poetic Style Paul Rouzer Assistant Professor of Chinese Literature Columbia University. Thoughts in the Silent Night â Li Bai. SELECTED POEMS BY LI BO: âAT YELLOW CRANE TOWER TAKING LEAVE OF MENG HAO-JAN AS HE SETS OFF FOR KUANG-LINGâ âSUMMER DAY IN THE MOUNTAINSâ âDRINKING ALONE UNDER THE MOONâ Introduction Li Bo (701-762), along with his younger contemporary Du Fu (712-770), is one of the two most renowned poets of ⦠Publication date 1922 Topics Li, Bo, 701-762 Publisher Poems by Li Po (also known as Li Bai A.D. 701 - 762) LI PO (701 - 62) He and his comtemporary Tu Fu are regarded as the two greatest poets of the greatest period of Shih poetry. Li Bo, also called Li Bai, a second very well-known poet of the Tang, who endeared himself to readers as a free spirit with a unique persona. Drunk, I rise and approach the moon in the stream, Birds are far off, people too are few. He was a gifted student, studied the classic Confucian works as well as other more esoteric and Romantic literature; by the time he was a young man he was an accomplished ⦠Li Bai (Li Pai; Chinese: æç½; pinyin: LÇ Bái; WadeâGiles: Li Pai), also known as Li Bo (or Li Po; pinyin: LÇ Bó; WadeâGiles: Li Po) was a Chinese poet. Li Bo (Li Po in Wade-Giles romanization) is also known as Li Bai. He was part of the group of Chinese scholars called the "Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup" in a poem by fellow poet Du Fu. Probably about half the poems contain ⦠This is a Chinese name. If you have any suggestions, please share them in the comments at the end ⦠Li Bai is often regarded, along with Du Fu, as one of the two greatest poets in Chinaâs literary history. Li left his home at Ch'ang-ming, Szechwan, about 720, and for twenty years wandered from place to place, occasionally seeking official employment but ⦠China is a poem kingdom, many great poems have significant impacts on Chinese world, and here is a list of 10 most influential Chinese poems. Li Poâs Early Life . Li Po, for example, goes as well by the name Li Pai in Wade Giles (or Li Bo and Li Bai in Pinyin), and Su Tung-pâo is also known as Su Shih. Li Bo 701 - 762 Du Fu 721 - 770. And unlike many of his contemporaries, who wrote in the so-called regulated verse form, the form that was limited to eight lines, Li Bo continued to write very, very long poems--poems that sort of sprawl all over the place. Amusing Myself Li Bai Facing my wine, I did not see the dusk, Falling blossoms have filled the folds of my clothes. Classical Chinese æç½ ååäº translation: Pavilion of Misery, by Li Bai East Asia Student; 2014å¹´5æ13æ¥ This is a very rough translation and annotation of the poem ååäº (Láoláo Tíng), âPavilion of Miseryâ, by the Tang Dynasty Chinese poet æç½ (LÇ Bái).. Paul Rouzer Assistant Professor of Chinese Literature Columbia University Such poems form the dullest section of Chinese poetry, and are certainly frequent in Li's works. ⦠æç½ãéå¤æã LÇbái âjìngyè sÄ«â Li Bai English Translations Click on the title of each poem for the text in Chinese characters, pinyin and literal translation.