贾岛Jia Dao
Life
Jia Dao, once a Buddhist monk, was famous for agonizing over single words; the Chinese term for careful revision, "tuiqiao" (push or knock), comes from a story about him. His poems are austere and quiet.
Jia Dao, once a Buddhist monk, was famous for agonizing over single words; the Chinese term for careful revision, "tuiqiao" (push or knock), comes from a story about him. His poems are austere and quiet.