A Poem of Changgan Themes

Ah, love—it makes us happy, it makes us sad, it makes us crazy. That last part's especially true when we're stuck in a long-distance relationship with no end in sight, just the way that the speak...

"A Song of Changgan" is written by a male poet, but it's spoken by a female speaker. This raises questions about gender as a theme in the poem. How does the poem present gender roles and relationsh...

The speaker of "A Poem of Changgan" sure doesn't have any grand plans. All she wants is for her sweetheart to come back from his long journey. The problem is, she doesn't really have any control ov...

Tic toc… tic toc… On a fundamental level, "A Poem of Changgan" is a poem about time. After all, it's a poem that covers a big chunk of the speaker's life, from her days as a child when she firs...

The speaker of "A Poem of Changgan" is one lonely gal. She falls in love with a boy, gets married, and soon after she's hitched her hubby's off on a long journey from which she's not sure he's goin...