The Works of Li Qingzhao, Ci Poems 3.57 - 3.66

[x_los]

The FINAL instalment of Li Qingzhao’s poetry. This book is freely available via De Gruyter's Library of Chinese Humanities in Mandarin and English and via several publication formats, including two open access options (the pdf appears to be better formatted than the ebook). We're reading the poems 3.57 through 3.66, inclusive.

How to Read Chinese Poetry has three chapters on the ci forms Li Qingzhao uses here: 

Chapter 12, Ci Poetry: Short Song Lyrics (Xiaoling) 

Chapter 13, Ci Poetry: Long Song Lyrics (Manci) 

Chapter 14, Ci Poetry: Long Song Lyrics on Objects (Yongwu Ci)

Recall from the introduction that everything after 3.35 is relatively likely to be misattributed. This is especially true after 3.45: these may be written deliberately 'in Li Qingzhao's style'. 

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Comments

Re: 3.65

[x_los]

“This line draws upon ancient stories about birds and fish delivering letters from distant loved ones.” Omg are there animals the ancient Chinese DON’T think are essentially a postal service? Between this and the fucking geese—

anyone in china circa 1000, seeing any animal: is this a valid way of transporting information for free??

"All spring, neither fish nor bird bring any news,1" you amaze me, Li Qingzhao. truly, nothing?

“a thousand miles of hills weary the dreaming soul.” And once again we’re doing some kind of imagined dream road trip

“trying to repair her broken insides,” so just trying to drink until she feels better

“the great statesman and poet Wang Anshi (a generation older than Li Qingzhao)” oh, useful to know

Re: 3.65

[superborb]

It's just the swan goose and carp, that's only TWO kinds of animals?