"This heptasyllabic quatrain by Yuan Zhen expresses profound affection and reluctance at parting with his friend Bai Juyi. Through vivid depictions of their present moment and premonitions of impending separation, the poet conveys deep sorrow…"
"Composed in 817 CE during Emperor Xianzong's Yuanhe era, this work responds to Bai Juyi's poem sent while both poets endured political exile—Yuan Zhen to Tongzhou, Bai Juyi to Jiangzhou. Separated by vast distances and severed communication…"
"This work "Chrysanthemums" was composed by Yuan Zhen in 802 CE during the late autumn of Emperor Dezong's Zhenyuan era, inspired by chrysanthemum viewing in Chang'an. At this time, Yuan Zhen was at the dawn of his political career,…"
"This poem is a timeless masterpiece of response by the Mid-Tang poet Yuan Zhen to Bai Juyi, composed in the tenth year of Emperor Xianzong's Yuanhe period (815 AD). Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi passed the imperial examination in the same year, sha…"
"By Yuan Zhen"
"This work was composed by Yuan Zhen in 809 CE during the Yuanhe era to mourn his wife Wei Cong, who passed away at twenty-seven. Among his many elegies, this stands as the most renowned. Through poignant recollections and profound emotional …"
"Five-character-quatrainThis poem was composed by Yuan Zhen while recalling the desolate scene of the abandoned Shangyang Palace in Luoyang during the Tang Dynasty. Once one of the most magnificent palaces during Emperor Xuanzong's reign, Sha…"
"Seven-character-regular-verse"An Elegy III" was composed by Yuan Zhen about a year after his wife Wei Cong's passing while serving as Imperial Censor. Continuing the elegiac tone of its predecessors, this poem expresses the poet's …"
"Seven-character-regular-verse"An elegy" was composed by Yuan Zhen about a year after his wife Wei Cong's passing, during his service as Imperial Censor. Continuing the elegiac tone of the first poem, this work delves deeper into th…"
"Seven-character-regular-verse"An elegy" is one of Yuan Zhen's elegiac poems mourning his wife Wei Cong. Composed about a year after her death while Yuan served as Imperial Censor, the poem recalls their impoverished marital life an…"
