Mooring at Guazhou | EP01 · Poetry Lessons for My Daughter | 给女儿的古诗课 第一课：泊船瓜洲

Poetry Lessons for My Daughter | 给女儿的古诗课EP01: Mooring at Guazhou | 第一课：泊船瓜洲—It started with an ugly willow tree by the Seine.One glimpse, and a line came back to me — a poem I'd learned as a child, a thousand years old, suddenly alive again. I called my mum. She said: let's start there.In our first episode, we sit with Wang Anshi and 《泊船瓜洲》— a poem about leaving, looking back, and the particular ache of not knowing when you'll return.🎬 Subscribe for upcoming episodes. One poem at a time.—泊船瓜洲 · 王安石京口瓜洲一水间，钟山只隔数重山。春风又绿江南岸，明月何时照我还。Mooring at Guazhou · Wang AnshiJingkou and Guazhou, separated by a stretch of water;Zhongshan lies just beyond a few folds of hills.The spring breeze has turned the southern bank green once more —when will the bright moon light my way home?—📚 Also referenced in this episode:诗词 Poetry〈枫桥夜泊〉张继 Mooring by Maple Bridge at Night · Zhang Ji〈泊秦淮〉杜牧 Mooring on the Qinhuai River · Du Mu〈静夜思〉李白 Quiet Night Thoughts · Li Bai〈水调歌头〉苏轼 Prelude to Water Melody · Su Shi〈题西林壁〉苏轼 Inscribed on the Wall of Xilin Temple · Su Shi〈游褒禅山记〉王安石 Record of a Trip to Baochan Mountain · Wang Anshi〈读孟尝君传〉王安石 Reflections on the Biography of Lord Mengchang · Wang Anshi〈招隐士〉《楚辞》Summoning the Recluse · Songs of Chu文集 Collected Works《容斋随笔》洪迈 Rongzhai Suibi · Hong Mai《千家诗》Poems of a Thousand Poets📺 Also mentioned:The Other Bennett Sister (BBC) — based on a novel by Janice Hadlow, reimagining Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice from the perspective of Mary Bennett—这首诗的缘起，是塞纳河边一棵歪歪扭扭的柳树。那一眼，让我想起了一句学了许久、却从未真正读懂的诗。我告诉了我妈，她说：就从这里开始吧。第一课，我们读王安石的《泊船瓜洲》——关于离家，关于回望，关于明月何时照我还。一首诗，一次对话。欢迎加入我们。🎬—CreditsMusic adapted from "Shui Diao Ge Tou" (《水调歌头》) and performed by May MaEdited by Zhou HangProduction by 2 Soleil Creatives