Li He (李賀 790-816), with the courtesy name of Changji (長吉), is a short-lived Chinese poet of the late Tang Dynasty, famous for his unconventional and imaginative style. Along with Li Shangyin, he was "rediscovered" by the young Chinese writers in the 20th century for the imagist quality of his poems. Cha can also refer to a Latin American dance, also called the Cha-cha-cha. ... The Tang Dynasty (åæ pinyin: tángcháo; 618â907) followed the Sui Dynasty and preceded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in China. ... Li Shangyin, 李商隱 (between 810 and 813- 858), was a Chinese poet of the late Tang dynasty, born in Huizhou in Hunan province. ... Ezra Pound, one of the prime movers of Imagism. ...
He was classified as an eccentric poet for more than a millenium in China. His works were not accepted in the canonical tradition: none of his poems can be found in the popular anthologies such as 300 Poems of the Tang Dynasty (《唐詩三百首》) and Poems from 1,000 Poets (《千家詩》). While Li Bai was called an "Immortal of Poetry" (詩仙) and Du Fu "Sage of Poetry" (詩聖), Li He was dubbed "Ghost of Poetry" (詩鬼). Canonical--an adjective derived from canon--essentially means standard or generally accepted or part of the backstory. ... An anthology is a collection of literary works, originally of poems, but in recent years its usage has broadened to be applied to collections of short stories and comic strips. ... Li Bai or Li Po (701-762) (李白; Pinyin: Lǐ Bái), Zi Taibai (太白; Pinyin: Tàibái), was a Chinese poet living in Tang Dynasty. ... There are no contemporaneous portraits of Du Fu; this is a later artists impression Du Fu or Tu Fu (杜甫; pinyin: Dù Fǔ; Wade-Giles: Tu⁴ Fu³), also known as Dù Shàolíng (杜少陵) or Dù Gōngbù (杜工部) (712–770) was a prominent Chinese poet during the Tang Dynasty. ...
American officials lied to British ministers over the use of "internationally reviled" napalm-type firebombs in Iraq.
Yesterday's disclosure led to calls by MPs for a full statement to the Commons and opened ministers to allegations that they held back the facts until after the general election.
The Iraq Analysis Group, which campaigned against the war, said the US authorities only admitted the use of the weapons after the evidence from reporters had become irrefutable.