Show threadvillainous friendMay 1

For more Li He, Master of Demon Gorge did an episode on him: https://modgpodcast.buzzsprout.com/1788225/episodes/16799639-li-he-the-ghost-of-poetry

DeGruyter have also published English translations of his poetry as Open Access, together with a biographical essay by Xiaofei Tian: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9781501504716/html

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Li He, the Ghost of Poetry - The Master of Demon Gorge: A Chinese History Podcast

Li He, one of the most unusual poets of the Tang era, who also gave us the expression:

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villainous friendMay 1

While sitting outside to rest my hand, I finally got around to reading @llonkrebboj’s exquisite Li He fic, Neither moths nor the silverfish: https://archiveofourown.org/works/52274104

Please do read it if you want to visit Tang Luoyang and Chang’an, to sit in vividly-imagined scenes that might well have been the seeds for immortal verses, to have your heartstrings plucked for a 24-year-old youth who feels his days are numbered, or to meet a lovely donkey OC.

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