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Fan Chengda: Jade-Like Mists Float and Drift: Thinned Out Tree Peony Flowers and Buds

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Author lrelderPosted on February 27, 2026Categories Fan Chengda, Transitory Life

Fan Changda: Thin and Frail Official’s Heart: The Appearance of River Immortals

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Author lrelderPosted on February 24, 2026Categories Fan Chengda, Selected Poems of Family and Friends, Selected Poems of Political and Social Satire, The Selected and Best of Fan Chengda

Fan Chengda: Wind Curling Upwards: The Appearance of River Immortals

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Author lrelderPosted on February 19, 2026Categories Fan Chengda, Selected Poems of Family and Friends, The Selected and Best of Fan Chengda, Transitory Life

Fan Chengda: Late Spring Bleak and Chilly

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Author lrelderPosted on February 17, 2026Categories Fan Chengda, Selected Poems of Nature and Seasons

Fan Chengda: Snowy Forest Evening: Buddha Intensity

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Author lrelderPosted on February 11, 2026Categories Fan Chengda, Selected Poems of Holidays and Festivals

Fan Chengda: Small Veranda Windows: Buddha Intensity

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Author lrelderPosted on February 10, 2026Categories Fan Chengda, Selected Poems of Nature and Seasons, The Selected and Best of Fan Chengda

Fan Chengda: Two-By-Two Orioles Cry Out Their Praises: Dream-Like Short Poem

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Author lrelderPosted on February 6, 2026Categories Fan Chengda

Fan Chengda: Visitors Marvel Painted Nets and Screen: Dream-Like Short Poem

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Author lrelderPosted on February 4, 2026Categories Fan Chengda, Selected Poems of Arete and Beauty

The Conference of the Birds: Attar (Translated by Sholeh Wolpe)

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Author lrelderPosted on February 1, 2026January 24, 2026Categories Connecting Some Dots

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    • Fan Chengda: Broken Remnants of Golden Chyrsanthemums
      Broken Remnants of Golden Chrysanthemums: Thinned Out Tree Peony Flowers and Buds 减 字 木 兰 花 折 残 金 菊 枨 子 香 时 新 酒 熟。 谁 伴 芳 尊 先 问 梅 花 借 小 春。 道 人 破 戒 染 酒 题 诗 金 凤 带。 愁 病 相 关 不 […]
    • Fan Chengda: Jade-Like Mists Float and Drift: Thinned Out Tree Peony Flowers and Buds
      Jade-like Mists Float and Drift: Thinned Out Tree Peony Flowers and Buds 减 字 木 兰 花 玉 烟 浮 动 银 阙 三 山 连 海 冻。 翠 袖 阑 干 不 怕 楼 高 酒 力 寒。 双 松 冻 折 忽 忆 衰 翁 容 易 别。 想 见 欧 边 压 […]
    • Fan Changda: Thin and Frail Official’s Heart: The Appearance of River Immortals
      Thin and Frail Official’s Heart: The Appearance of River Immortals 临 江 仙 万 事 灰 心 犹 薄 宦 尘 埃 未 免 劳 形。 故 人 相 见 似 河 清。 恰 逢 梅 柳 动 高 兴 逐 春 生 卜 昼 匆 匆 还 卜 夜 仍 须 月 堕 河 […]
    • Fan Chengda: Wind Curling Upwards: The Appearance of River Immortals
      Wind Curling Upwards: The Appearance of River Immortals 临 江 仙 羽 扇 纶 巾 风 袅 袅 东 厢 月 到 蔷 薇。 新 声 谁 唤 出 罗 帷 龙 须 将 笛 绕 雁 字 入 筝 飞 陶 写 中 年 须 个 里 留 连 月 扇 云 衣。 周 […]
    • Fan Chengda: Late Spring Bleak and Chilly
      Late Spring Bleak and Chilly: Buddha Intensity 普 萨 蛮 黄 梅 时 节 春 萧 索 越 罗 香 润 吴 纱 薄。 丝 雨 日 胧 明 柳 杨 红 未 晴。 多 愁 多 病 后 不 识 曾 中 酒。 愁 病 送 春 归 恰 如 中 酒 时。 Pu […]
    • Fan Chengda: Snowy Forest Evening: Buddha Intensity
      Snowy Forest Evening: Buddha Intensity 普 萨 蛮 雪 林 一 夜 收 寒 了 东 风 恰 向 灯 前 到。 今 夕 是 何 年 新 春 新 月 圆。 绮 丛 香 雾 隔 犹 记 疏 狂 客。 留 取 缕 金 幡 夜 蛾 相 并 看. Pu Sa Man […]
    • Fan Chengda: Small Veranda Windows: Buddha Intensity
      Small Veranda Windows: Buddha Intensity 普 萨 蛮 小 轩 今 日 开 窗 了 揉 蓝 柔 碧 绿 阶 草。 檐 佩 可 怜 风 杏 梢 烟 雨 红。 飘 零 欢 事 少 鬓 点 吴 霜 早。 天 色 不 愁 人 眼 前 无 限 春。 Pu Sa Man […]
    • Fan Chengda: Two-By-Two Orioles Cry Out Their Praises: Dream-Like Short Poem
      Two-By-Two Orioles Cry Out Their Praises: Dream-Like Short Poems 如 梦 令 两 两 莺 啼 何 许 寻 遍 绿 阴 浓 处。 天 气 润 罗 衣。 病 起 却 忺 微 休 雨 休 雨 明 日 榴 花 端 午。 Ru Meng Ling Liang liang ying ti he xu Xun bian […]
    • Fan Chengda: Visitors Marvel Painted Nets and Screen: Dream-Like Short Poem
      Visitors Marvel at the Painted Nets and Screen: Dream-Like Short Poem 如 梦 令 罨 画 屏 中 客 住 水 色 山 光 无 数。 斜 日 满 江 声 何 处 撑 来 小 渡。 休 去 休 去 惊 散 一 洲 欧 鹭。 Ru Meng Ling Yan hua ping zhong ke […]
    • The Conference of the Birds: Attar (Translated by Sholeh Wolpe)
      Conference of the Birds: Attar Translated by Sholeh Wolpe W.W. Norton and Company New York & London 2017 Written in twelfth-century Persian, this is a story, series of parables, allegorical poems and spiritual metaphors for a journey toward the Divine Presence, which Attar calls the Great Ocean. In the beginning of this journey, a large […]
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