![]() ![]() This caused Li Po to be exiled for a second time. Later, around 755, he came into the service of a prince, who was later accused of treason. A few years later, amidst slanderous gossip, he was exiled. Around 742 he was appointed to a government office in the service of literature. Despite his wanderlust, his poetry reveals little about the inner-workings of the poet himself. He traveled extensively through eastern and central China. The main themes or characteristics of Li Po’s large body of work include playfulness, hyberbole, nature, and, something for which he is proverbial wine.īorn in Szechwan, Li Po spent his life constantly on the move. The main reason for this is that Li Po was not an innovator he took the classic form, the form that was familiar, and raised it another level with an unparalleled grace and eloquence. ![]() Unlike other great Chinese poets such as Tu Fu, Li Po’s work gained immediate attention. In pre-modern times, he raised poetry to levels of expressiveness and impact never before reached. ![]() Among the top poets in Chinese history resides Li Po. ![]()
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