About Tu Fu Poem by Li Po
About Tu Fu
I met Tu Fu on a mountaintop
in August when the sun was hot.
Under the shade of his big straw hat
his face was sad--
in the years since we last parted,
he'd grown wan, exhausted.
Poor old Tu Fu, I thought then,
he must be agonizing over poetry again.
Li Po
tr. Hamil
and i think the reason tu fu was *second* best poet was because of all the agonizing he goes through; tu fu's poetry is about war and politics, li po's about nature and wine - i think this gives li po an unfair advantage when it comes to beautiful poetry.
The greatest poet in China thinking fondly about the second greatest poet in China, what a poem!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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10/11/2024 9:40:29 PM # 1.0.0
......a wonderful read and excellent tribute ★