One of his poems mentions a "hated poet" who, after realizing that success and poetry are mutually exclusive, threw himself i
One of his poems mentions a "hated poet" who, after realizing that success and poetry are mutually exclusive, threw himself in a river in 278 BC. Another poem discusses the moon shining bright on a southern port city, his two children alone and not knowing why his wife is crying over his absence. His poem "Gazing at Spring" is recalled by a haiku about Yoshitsune's final defeat by Basho, as both note that rivers and hills remain where there was once a great battle. The author of "The Ballad of the Army Carts," his life was disrupted by the (*) An Lushan rebellion, and legend states that he died after overindulgence of food and wine after a ten day fast. For 10 points name this younger of the two great Tang poets who wrote many poems addressed to Li Bai.
One of his poems mentions a "hated poet" who, after realizing that success and poetry are mutually exclusive, threw himself in a river in 278 BC.
{Tu Fu} [or {Du Fu} or {Du Gongbu} or {Du Shaoling}]