I must fight you now! "Li He celebrates the wine as part of banquet which includes rich foods, music, and a luxurious setting. Li Bai tells us that the music and food are worthless, and all expensive possessions should be sold off for drink." https://tangpoetry.substack.com/p/bring-in-the-wine-li-he-style But good call on Ianucci to direct The Death of Huizong.
I'm probably falling victim to my general feeling of "meh" about Li Bai -- although his "Bring in the Wine!" becomes more interesting if you imagine him tiredly singing it for his supper as part of a performance he's very sick of giving. I do think the Li He poem is weirder, though, in typical Li He we-were-just-outside-Chang'an-when-the-drugs-began-to-take-hold fashion -- everything starts off OK, but the colors are just a bit too saturated, the volume just a bit too loud, and out of the corner of his eye he can see everyone's face melting away and revealing the grinning skulls beneath.
These poems are Kick-Ass. My favorite line is: "Leave the racing to the rats —
That game’s too mean and I wouldn’t play."
Among many others. This is great stuff. And I believe you're correct, they would make spectacular jumps to the large screen!
great read, thank you for this work!
good stuff
I must fight you now! "Li He celebrates the wine as part of banquet which includes rich foods, music, and a luxurious setting. Li Bai tells us that the music and food are worthless, and all expensive possessions should be sold off for drink." https://tangpoetry.substack.com/p/bring-in-the-wine-li-he-style But good call on Ianucci to direct The Death of Huizong.
I'm probably falling victim to my general feeling of "meh" about Li Bai -- although his "Bring in the Wine!" becomes more interesting if you imagine him tiredly singing it for his supper as part of a performance he's very sick of giving. I do think the Li He poem is weirder, though, in typical Li He we-were-just-outside-Chang'an-when-the-drugs-began-to-take-hold fashion -- everything starts off OK, but the colors are just a bit too saturated, the volume just a bit too loud, and out of the corner of his eye he can see everyone's face melting away and revealing the grinning skulls beneath.
These are amazing!
Brilliant as always.
I'm getting addicted to your stories. Brilliant! Thank you