林逋
宋
Lin Bu, courtesy name Junfu, was a Northern Song poet from Qiantang, Hangzhou. He chose a life of reclusion on Solitary Hill by West Lake and became famous for the image of “plum blossoms as wife and cranes as children.” His poetry is admired for purity, restraint, and elegant solitude, especially his celebrated plum-blossom lines. Although he is usually associated with reclusion and refined natural imagery, “Wu Hills Green” shows his ability to write human parting with great simplicity and emotional depth.