杜甫Du Fu
Life
Du Fu (also romanized Tu Fu) lived through the An Lushan Rebellion, which tore apart the Tang empire and his own family life. His precise, compassionate poems record war, poverty and loyalty, earning him the titles "Sage of Poetry" and "poet-historian."
Poems on this site
- Spring View春望｜five-character regulated verse
- Quatrain (The River Blue)绝句｜five-character quatrain
- Climbing High登高｜seven-character regulated verse
- On Yueyang Tower登岳阳楼｜five-character regulated verse
- Moonlit Night月夜｜five-character regulated verse
- Happy Rain on a Spring Night春夜喜雨｜five-character regulated verse
- Meeting Li Guinian in Jiangnan江南逢李龟年｜seven-character quatrain
- Qujiang曲江｜seven-character regulated verse
- The Officer at Shihao Village石壕吏｜five-character ancient-style poem
- Thoughts While Traveling at Night旅夜书怀｜five-character regulated verse
- Ballad of the Army Carts兵车行｜yuefu ballad (mixed line lengths)
- The Prime Minister of Shu蜀相｜seven-character regulated verse
- Gazing at Mount Tai望岳｜five-character regulated verse
- A Guest Arrives客至｜seven-character regulated verse
- Strolling by the River V江畔独步寻花 其五｜seven-character quatrain
- Strolling Alone by the River in Search of Flowers江畔独步寻花｜seven-character quatrain
- River Village江村｜seven-character regulated verse
- Winter Solstice Eve小至｜seven-character regulated verse
- Thinking of Li Bai on a Spring Day春日忆李白｜five-character regulated verse
- Easing the Heart by the Water Rail水槛遣心｜five-character regulated verse
- Quatrain绝句｜five-character quatrain
- Casual Quatrain绝句漫兴｜seven-character quatrain
- Quatrain绝句｜seven-character quatrain
- For General Hua赠花卿｜seven-character quatrain