There's a subgenre of classical Chinese poetry called the 'boudoir lament' (闺怨), often associated with women poets (though men wrote these too) where a lonely, neglected woman laments the absence of her lover/husband. The Baike entry I saw for this poem situates it adjacent to this genre but highlights that, to the extent that this poem fits within this category, it's an unusual specimen.
Re: 1.5 感懷 Stirred by Feelings
Date: 2021-12-05 10:01 pm (UTC)