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Proudly part of the New Directions Poetry Pamphlets, a classical Chinese poet considered one of the great mastersRanging from the humorous and scathing to the evocative and strange, this 9th century collection of list poems by the late Tang dynasty poet Li Shangyin documents one poets scrutiny of his riotous times. Li gives a glimpse into the mundane experiences of the waning years of Chinese poetrys golden age, while providing an uncanny reflection of the minutiae of our own contemporary lives, loves, and irritations.