刘辰翁
宋
Liu Chenweng, style name Huimeng and literary name Xuxi, was a late Southern Song and early Yuan writer, ci poet, and critic. After the fall of the Song, he refused to serve the Yuan, and much of his work carries sorrow for the lost dynasty. His lyrics are often spare, cold, and deeply mournful. Even in poems of love and parting, his emotional tone tends toward severity rather than ornament. “Huanxisha: Parting” sets private sorrow against a clear, wintry landscape.