He was a wanderer who spent time at court and was eventually exiled for his alleged part in the An Lushan rebellion.
Ezra Pound translated some of his poems including "The River-Merchant's Wife" and "Taking Leave of a Friend" and he was the subject of a biography and translations by Arthur Waley. Scholars think he may have died from cirrhosis of the liver although legend has it he drowned while in a drunken stupor after trying to embrace the moon's reflection. He was a wanderer who spent time at court and was eventually exiled for his alleged part in the An Lushan rebellion. Along with Tu Fu this poet of "Drinking Alone Under the Moon" is accredited with perfecting the shih form. FTP identity this Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.
Ezra Pound translated some of his poems including "The River-Merchant's Wife" and "Taking Leave of a Friend" and he was the subject of a biography and translations by Arthur Waley.
{Li} Po (or Li Bo or Li Bai).