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Shi Dazu, courtesy name Bangqing and literary name Meixi, was a Southern Song ci poet known especially for object-chanting lyrics. Though his official career was limited, he gained lasting literary reputation through refined, elegant, and intricately crafted ci. He inherited aspects of Zhou Bangyan’s polished style while developing his own delicate and emotionally suggestive voice. His poems often transform flowers, birds, and seasonal objects into carriers of human feeling. “Lingering Spring: On Plum Blossoms” is a fine example of his ability to merge object-writing with personal longing.