Facing the Moon

Facing the Moon: Poems of Li Bai and Du Fu is a collection of English translations of Chinese poetry by the Tang dynasty poets Li Bai and Du Fu, translated by Keith Holyoak.[1] Published in 2007, this bilingual collection includes an introduction to the poets and their work, and a bibliography. Holyoak's translations endeavor to capture key elements of the structure of the original poems, including their metric form and rhyme scheme.[2]

  1. ^ Holyoak, K. (translator) (2007). Facing the Moon: Selected Poems of Li Bai and Du Fu. Durham, NH: Oyster River Press. ISBN 978-1-882291-04-5.
  2. ^ http://www.off-the-coast.com/rev15.4.2.html