王安石Wang Anshi
Life
Wang Anshi was a chief minister of the Northern Song who pushed through the sweeping "New Policies" reforms. Out of office he retired to Nanjing and wrote compact, finely polished quatrains. He is one of the "Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song."
Poems on this site
- Climbing Feilai Peak登飞来峰｜seven-character quatrain
- Mooring at Guazhou泊船瓜洲｜seven-character quatrain
- Plum Blossoms梅花｜five-character quatrain
- New Year's Day元日｜seven-character quatrain
- Apricot Blossom by the North Pond北陂杏花｜seven-character quatrain
- Written on the Wall of Mr Huyin书湖阴先生壁｜seven-character quatrain
- Early Summer初夏即事｜seven-character quatrain
- At Zhongshan钟山即事｜seven-character quatrain
- Night Duty夜直｜seven-character quatrain