Li Pin (, 818–876) was a late Tang dynasty poet.Rexroth, 125 One of Li Pin's poems was collected in the popular anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.
Poetry Li Pin's poem "Crossing the Han River" is described by Kenneth Rexroth as "one of the most perfect poems of the later T'ang".Rexroth, 125
Crossing the Han River
Away from home, I was longing for news Winter after winter, spring after spring. Now, nearing my village, meeting people, I dare not ask a single question.
Translation by Witter Bynner.Li Pin, "Crossing the Han River", original text and English translation."Tang Shi San Bai Shou", University of Virginia Library.
Notes
References Rexroth, Kenneth (1970). Love and the Turning Year: One Hundred More Poems from the Chinese. New York: New Directions.
External links
Books of the Quan Tangshi that include collected poems of Li Pin at the Chinese Text Project: Book 592 Book 593