Liu Zongyuan Poems
Liu Zongyuan was a philosopher and litterateur in the Tang Dynasty
Liu Zongyuan was a philosopher and litterateur in the Tang Dynasty. He and Han Yu were the initiators of the Ancient Prose Movement of the Tang Dynasty, advocating the learning of prose in Pre-Qin Period and the Han Dynasty.
Tang poems-A Poem to Send to Friends in the Capital
By Liu Zongyuan
Mountains by the seaside—sharp pointed swords:
When autumn comes, wherever I look, they stab my grieving heart.
If I could change into a million selves,
I’d send one to climb each peak and gaze far off toward home. Continue reading »
