Mi Fu

Mi Fu

male
Mi Fu (1051–1107), also known as Mi Fei (米芾), was a Chinese painter, poet, and calligrapher born in Taiyuan, Shanxi during the Song Dynasty. In pai... More
Misty Poets

Misty Poets

female
The Misty Poets are a group of Chinese poets who reacted against the restrictions of the Cultural Revolution. They are so named because their work... More
Ai Qing

Ai Qing

male, deceased (1996)
Ai Qing, also written Ai Ch'ing, was a Chinese poet and political prisoner, often regarded as one of the finest modern Chinese poets. He was born... More
Haun Saussy

Haun Saussy

male, 48 years old (San Francisco, California, United States)
Caleb Powell Haun Saussy (b. 1960) is the Bird White Housum Professor of Comparative and Chinese literature at Yale University. Saussy's first... More
Zhang Heng

Zhang Heng

male, deceased (139)
Zhang Heng (78 - 139 AD) was an astronomer, mathematician, inventor, geographer, artist, poet, statesman, and literary scholar of the Eastern Han... More
Cao Pi

Cao Pi

male, deceased (226)
Cáo Pī (曹丕, 187-June 29, 226), formally Emperor Wen of (Cao) Wei (曹魏文帝), courtesy name Zihuan (子桓), was born in Qiao County, Pei Commandery (modern... More
Sugawara No Michizane

Sugawara No Michizane

male, deceased (903)
Sugawara no Michizane, also known as Kan Shōjō (菅丞相), was a scholar, poet, and politician of the Heian Period of Japan. He is regarded as an excel... More
Mu Dan

Mu Dan

male, deceased (1977)
Mu Dan (穆旦; 5 April 1918 - 26 February 1977) was one of the most important poets of 20th century China. Born Zha Liangzheng in Tianjin, China in 1... More
Natsume Sōseki

Natsume Sōseki

male, deceased (1916)
"' was the pen name of , who is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji Era. His popular name is Sōseki"'. He is best k... More
Sima Xiangru

Sima Xiangru

male
Sima Xiangru (179 - 117 BC) was a Chinese writer. He was a minor official of the Western Han Dynasty but was better known for his poetic skills,... More