Just a few beautifully composed lines can have more power and pull than whole reams of prose. Below, we’ve rounded up 50 of the very best and most moving lines of poetry ever written – the ...

including the major poets Wang Wei, Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Su Shi and Lu You as well as the great prose stylists Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan and Quyang Xiu.

April is National Poetry Month. Celebrated across the U.S. and Canada, the observance spreads appreciation and awareness for ...