Poetry Writing Essentials

Author: Shi Hongliang
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: China is one of the four great ancient civilizations in the world, with a long-standing cultural history. Its literary and artistic achievements are brilliant, and the nation is adorned with a galaxy of cultural celebrities. Poetry, as a part of literature, is a treasure in the cultural treasury. The widely renowned "Tang Poetry" and "Song Ci" are particularly famous and widely cherished. China is a land of poetry, with a rich and enduring poetic tradition. From the Book of Songs, Chuci, Yuefu Poetry, Tang Poetry, Song Ci, Yuan Qu, to modern poetry, the tradition has been unbroken. The rules of poetry and ci are scientific formulas created through the hard work of generations of poets, a precious spiritual heritage. With more than two decades of reform and opening up, China has achieved economic takeoff, market prosperity, social stability, and the successful return of Hong Kong and Macao. We are also at the dawn of a new century. This is a great era, a great era of poetry. In a land of poetry and in an era of poetry, it is inevitable that more poems will be created and more poets will emerge. The author wrote this book with the hope that a drop of water could merge into the tide of the times, together creating a golden age for poetry. The book is rich in content, citing numerous famous poems from Tang Poetry and Song Ci and explaining their rhythmic characteristics. It will greatly benefit teachers at all levels, poetry enthusiasts in their writing, and students of all backgrounds in learning poetry, making it a worthwhile read.