Meng Hao-jan China (689 - 740) Timeline Buddhist : Zen / Chan Poems by Meng Hao-jan Books - Links |
Like many of the educated classes in China, Meng Hao-jan expected to live a life working as a government official, but he failed the civil service exams. He retired to the hilly country of his native Xiangyang (Hubei province) and dedicated himself, instead, to poetry and Ch'an Buddhist practice.
His poetry explored the beauty of nature, the fleeting nature of life, occasionally spiced with political commentary and satire.
Poems by Meng Hao-jan
- A Night on the River
- Climbing Long-View Mountain's Highest Peak
- Master I's Chamber in the Ta-yu Temple
Recommended Books: Meng Hao-jan
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The Poetry of Zen: (Shambhala Library) | Sunflower Splendor: Three Thousand Years of Chinese Poetry | The Mountain Poems of Meng Hao-jan |
Related Links
A Lute of Jade - Meng Hao-Jan
http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/lit/poetry/ALuteofJade/chap13.html
Brief bio and a couple of poems
The Mountain Poems of Meng Hao-jan
http://www.davidhinton.org/Pages/Meng%20Hao-jan.html
Several sample poems translated by David Hinton
Meng Haoran
http://www.renditions.org/renditions/authors/menghr.html
Very brief biographical note.
Translated Chinese Poetry: Poems by Meng Hao-jan
http://www.shigeku.org/xlib/lingshidao/hanshi/menghaoran.htm
A good collection of poems by Meng Hao-jan
In a Dark Time... The Eye Begins to See - The Mountain Poems of Meng Hao-jan
http://www.lorenwebster.net/In_a_Dark_Time/2004/07/27/the-mountain-poems-of-meng-hao-jan/
A review of David Hinton's book The Mountain Poems of Meng Hao-jan, with several poems.