Xin Qiji
Southern Song-dynasty statesman and poet whose ci lyrics express patriotic grief over China's loss to the Jin dynasty with unusual masculine vigor. He is considered the greatest ci poet of the Song dynasty after Li Qingzhao.
Works
- Jia Xuan ciCollection of lyric poems by the Southern Song military official
- Collected Poems of Xin QijiComplete poems of a major Song dynasty lyricist and patriotic figure
- Shui Long YinCollection of ci lyric poems in classical Chinese form
- Water Dragon ChantLyric poem celebrating the grace and power of water in classical Chinese verse
- Ugly Slave
- Xin Qiji PoetryCollection of lyric poetry emphasizing nature, loss, and patriotic themes