698 – 757 · Poet of the Frontier
Wang Changling
王昌龄
Called the master of the seven-character quatrain, he wrote border poems of enormous scale and loneliness.
In this edition
3 poems
44Seven-character quatrain
出塞
Beyond the Frontier
Wang Changling 王昌龄
秦时明月汉时关·万里长征人未还
The moon of Qin, the passes of Han;
45Seven-character quatrain
芙蓉楼送辛渐
Seeing Xin Jian Off at Lotus Tower
Wang Changling 王昌龄
寒雨连江夜入吴·平明送客楚山孤
Cold rain joins the river; at night it enters Wu.
46Seven-character quatrain
闺怨
A Wife's Complaint
Wang Changling 王昌龄
闺中少妇不知愁·春日凝妆上翠楼
A young wife in her room, knowing nothing of sorrow,