I loved these poems. The only reason I’m giving four stars instead of five is that the word usage and subject matter is repetitive. Honestly though, the poems are beautiful and have great ambience. I feel the translations likely don’t do the originals justice but I enjoyed them nonetheless. My favorite poem by far was “On Climbing Up to P’ei Ti’s Small Terrace”. It effectively communicated the relationship between friends and the distance between people and their mindsets. I would recommend these poems to anyone who prefers simplistic, ambient poems that focus on nature or loneliness.