In a paper read to the China Society, Arthur Waley weighs the Chinese verdict that Li Po is their greatest poet, sketches his wandering, wine-loving life in the Tang dynasty, and offers his own translations of drinking songs, farewells and poems of mountains and rivers. A record of the discussion that followed is included.
A short, lively introduction to Li Po from the translator who did most to bring Chinese poetry to English readers. Download the free EPUB.