Danmei Society for the Egregious Misuse of Chinese Poetry and Literature

Ah, a fellow appreciator of verse! Not OP, but I really, REALLY loved "Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei" (Weinberger and Paz) both for the beauty of the original piece as well as the insights and commentary into Chinese poetry translation, and it's a very digestible short read. If you want to sink your teeth into something a little more meaty, you can also take a look at "How to Read Chinese Poetry" (Cai), which is an anthology featuring 143 famous poems spanning a range of historical periods... and approximately 450 pages long due to all the commentary. If you check them out, I'd love to hear your opinion on whether they scratched your itch! Happy reading~