Classical Chinese Poetry, with Jonathan Stalling

In this episode, I am joined by Professor Jonathan Stalling who tells the story of Chinese poetry: why was it so important to Classical Chinese civilisation? What does Chinese poetry sound like? How does it work? And how can you write it in English? To learn more about Classical Chinese poetry (and to learn to write your own), visit: https://www.juejupath.com/ The poets mentioned in this episode are; • Bei Dao: https://www.amazon.com/August-Sleepwa... • Zheng Xiaoqiong: https://www.amazon.com/Roar-Machine-Z... • Shi Zhi: https://www.amazon.com/Winter-Sun-Poe... More examples of Chinese-style poetry in English can be found here: https://ohiojueju.com/ You can find Jonathan's journal here: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/... Contact me with feedback and suggestions at [email protected] To find out more about the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding, visit our website: www.sacu.org (http://www.sacu.org) Cover image provided by Jonathan Stalling. Intro/outro music: Grande Valse Brillante, Op. 19 (Frederic Chopin), by Gregor Quendel/classics.de (CC BY-SA 4.0).