Classic and Contemporary Poetry
INVITING GUESTS, by CH'ENG-KUNG SUI First Line: I sent out invitations Last Line: By discharge of emotion! Subject(s): China - Middle Ages (600 B.c.- 618 A.d.); Guests; Visiting | ||||||||
I SENT out invitations To summon guests. I collected together All my friends. Loud talk And simple feasting: Discussion of philosophy, Investigation of subtleties. Tongues loosened And minds at one. Hearts refreshed By discharge of emotion! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LEDA 2: A NOTE ON VISITATIONS by LUCILLE CLIFTON HELSINKI, 1940 by ANSELM HOLLO THE LOW BLACK SQUARE by ANSELM HOLLO AMUSING OUR DAUGHTERS by CAROLYN KIZER POET AND PERSON by DENISE LEVERTOV AFTER THE GUEST; FOR MY BROTHER by GREGORY ORR A SONG OF COURAGE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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