Li Po
Americannoun
noun
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Althouse’s right arm now features a smattering of historic neon signs — the Li Po Cocktail Lounge in San Francisco’s Chinatown and the View Alcatraz sign, among them.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025
It is, basically, how Ezra Pound wrote his so-called translations of the Chinese poet Li Po, and Auden his versions of the Icelandic Eddas.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 7, 2019
The great mezzo Stephanie Blythe sings the world premiere performance of the work tonight, which also includes texts by Czeslaw Milosz, Homer and Li Po.
From BusinessWeek • Sep. 30, 2011
Inspired by Mahler’s use of Chinese poetry in “Das Lied von der Erde,” Mr. Shen set six poems by Li Po with a lucid, economical lyricism handed down by Barber and Rorem.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2011
Lee Chong listened while Li Po was read to him in English.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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