The Jade Flute

Chinese Poems in Prose

De: Various

Narrado por: Bob Gonzalez

A collection of 88 brief poems by ancient masters of Chinese poetry in an anonymous English translation. With titles such as "Contentment", "Wild Geese", "Best Happiness of All", "The Ashes of My House", "Jade Flower Palace", "We Will Grow Old Together", "The Poet Dreams", and "At Midnight", the subjects range across love in all forms, the ravages of war, the glories of nature, the sorrow of homelessness, the death of a loved one, peaceful reveries of hermits, the meditations of the wise, delicate art forms, and the entertainments at court.

The poets represented are Li Po, Tu Fu, Po Chu-I, Wan Ts'u, Mei Chang, Chang Wu-chien, Chang Chieh, Pan Tie tsu, Hsin Ch'i-chi, Wang Chang-ling, Li Yi, Wang-Wei, Li Yi-hang, Chan Tiu-lin, Chu Yuan, Ting Tun-ling, Tchang Tsi, Li Chuang-chia, Su Tong po, Wife of Lieu Hsun, Weng T'ing-chun, Emperor Wu-Ti, Li-Fu-jen, Meng Hai jan, Li Hung-chang, Chang Hsien, Chen Tzu-ang, Pe Kin-yi, Tsiang Tien, Li-Shang-yin, Li Yung, Tao Yuan-Ming, Su Shih, Prince Li Chin, Yuan Chen, and anonymous others.

To listen to these poems is to be taken back in to a world both dreamily exotic and palpably contemporary.

Public Domain (P)2020 Bob Gonzalez

Now I Know Why My Mother Loved and Memorized Chinese Poetry

The ancient Chinese poems read by Mr. Gonzalez swept me away to beautiful, romantic life in old China where even dragonfly wings held special significance. I recommend this audiobook to everyone who loves poetic imagery about ordinary people who find beauty — even in the midst of hardships.

Wonderful

I have always loved poetry in many forms. For some reason I have never read Chinese poetry...until now!
I am really glad I did. It's wonderful poetry and as good as anything out there. Imo!