Su tung po biography

Biography Su Tung-po

Poet Biography

Born in 1036, Su Tung-po was a famous Chinese poet.

He was also called Su Shih. Born in present-day Sichuan province, Su was from a literary family.

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During the Sung Dynasty he wrote very simple poems based on Buddhist Philosophy. Su occupied many official posts, rising to president of the board of rites (which regulated imperial ceremonies and worship). He designed the parks surrounding Lake Si in Hangzhou.

Five emperors came to the throne during his lifetime. Su’s poetry and art were inspired by Taoism and Buddhism, although his political views were founded in Confucian philosophy.

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Su is generally considered the greatest poet of the Sung dynasty. He is also noted for his fu, satiric poems which approach free verse, and for letters and essays. Although his writings were once blacklisted, even destroyed, his genius could not be repressed.

His poetry and writing have been r