Below are links to mp3 files to listen to selected poems from How to Read Chinese Poetry edited by Zong-qi Cai.
Chapter 1: Tetrasyllabic Shi Poetry: The Book of Poetry (Shijing)
1.1 "The Grove at Zhu" (mp3) | (pdf)
1.2 "The Peach Tree Tender" (mp3) | (pdf)
1.6 "The Retiring Girl" (mp3) | (pdf)
1.10 "The Kudzu Vine Grows Longer" (mp3) | (pdf)
Chapter 2: Sao Poetry: The Lyrics of Chu (Chuci)
2.2 "The Lady of the Xiang River" (mp3) | (pdf)
Chapter 4: Shi Poetry: Music Bureau Poems (Yuefu)
4.4 "We Fought South of the Walls" (mp3) | (pdf)
4.6 "There Is One I Love" (mp3) | (pdf)
4.8 "Mulbberry Along the Lane" (mp3) | (pdf)
Chapter 5: Pentasyllabic Shi Poetry: The "Nineteen Old Poems"
5.1 "No. 1, On and On, Again On and On [You Go] (mp3) | (pdf)
5.2 "No. 3, Green, Green Grows the Cypress on the Hilltop" (mp3) | (pdf)
5.3 "No. 13, I Ride My Carriage to the Upper East Gate" (mp3) | (pdf)
5.4 "No. 5, I Cross the River to Pluck Hibiscus Flowers" (mp3) | (pdf)
5.7 "Bright Moon Shines in the Clear Night, No. 7" (mp3) | (pdf)
Chapter 6: Pentasyllabic Shi Poetry: Landscape and Farmstead Poems
6.1 "Returning to Live on the Farm, No. 1" (mp3) | (pdf)
6.2 "On Drinking Wine, No. 5" (mp3) | (pdf)
6.3 "On Drinking Wine, No. 7" (mp3) | (pdf)
6.4 "On Moving House, No. 2" (mp3) | (pdf)
Chapter 7: Pentasyllabic Shi Poetry: New Topics
7.1 "An Outing to the Eastern Field" (mp3) | (pdf)
7.2 "Jade Stairs Resentment" (mp3) | (pdf)
7.3 "Autumn Evening" (mp3) | (pdf)
7.5 "On Clouds" (mp3) | (pdf)
7.6 "On a Fair Lady Viewing a Painting" (mp3) | (pdf)
7.7 "On a Lone Duck" (mp3) | (pdf)
Chapter 8: Recent-Style Shi Poetry: Pentasyllabic Regulated Verse (Wuyan Lushi)
8.1 "Spring Scene" (mp3) | (pdf)
8.2 "The Jiang and Han Rivers" (mp3) | (pdf)
8.3 "Climbing the Yueyang Tower with Xia Shi'er" (mp3) | (pdf)
8.4 "Zhongnan Mountain" (mp3) | (pdf)
Chapter 9: Recent-Style Shi Poetry: Heptasyllabic Regulated Verse (Qiyan Lushi)
9.6 Sui Palace (mp3) | (pdf)
9.8 Brocade Zither (mp3) | (pdf)
Chapter 10: Recent-Style Shi Poetry: Quatrains (Jueju)
10.1 "Ziye Song" (mp3) | (pdf)
10.2 "In Praise of Pear Blossoms on the Pond" (mp3) | (pdf)
10.3 "Spring Lament" (mp3) | (pdf)
10.4 "Miscellaneous Poems, No. 2" (mp3) | (pdf)
10.5 "Climbing Crane Tower" (mp3) | (pdf)
10.6 "The Deer Fence" (mp3) | (pdf)
10.7 "Calling-Bird Brook" (mp3) | (pdf)
10.8 "Quiet Night Thoughts" (mp3) | (pdf)
10.9 "Amusing Myself" (mp3) | (pdf)
10.10 "Lament of the Jade Stairs" (mp3) | (pdf)
10.11 "Following the Army" (mp3) | (pdf)
10.12 "Autumn Songs of the Hall of Abiding Faith" (mp3) | (pdf)
10.13 "Sending Off Meng Haoran to Guangling at Yellow Crane Tower" (mp3) | (pdf)
10.15 "Red Cliff" (mp3) | (pdf)
10.16 "Dispelling Sorrow" (mp3) | (pdf)
10.17 "Chang'e" (mp3) | (pdf)
Chapter 11: Ancient-Style Shi Poetry: Continuation and Changes
11.2 "A Song on Ascending Youzhou Terrace" (mp3) | (pdf)
Chapter 12: Ci Poetry: Short Song Lyrics (Xiaoling)
12.1 To the Tune "Crows Call at Night" (or "Pleasure at Meeting" [Xiang jian huan]) (mp3) | (pdf)
12.2 To the Tune "Southern Tune," No. 1 (mp3) | (pdf)
12.3 To the Tune "Southern Tune," No. 2 (mp3) | (pdf)
12.4 To the Tune "On the Water Clock at Night" (mp3) | (pdf)
12.5 To the Tune "Buddha-Like Barbarian" (mp3) | (pdf)
12.6 To the Tune "Audience at Golden Gate" (mp3) | (pdf)
12.7 To the Tune "Beautiful Lady Yu" (mp3) | (pdf)
12.8 To the Tune "Butterflies Lingering Over Flowers" (or "Magpie Perching on a Branch" [Que ta zhi]) (mp3) | (pdf)
12.9 To the Tune "Sand in Silk-Washing Stream" (mp3) | (pdf)
Chapter 13: Ci Poetry: Long Song Lyrics (Manci)
13.1 To the Tune "Eight Beats of a Ganzhou Song" (mp3) | (pdf)
13.2 To the Tune "Prelude to the River Tune" (mp3) | (pdf)
13.3 To the Tune "The Charm of Niannu": Meditation on the Past at Red Cliff (mp3) | (pdf)
13.4 To the Tune "One Beat Followed by Another, a Long Tune" (mp3) | (pdf)
13.5 To the Tune "Congratulating the Bridegroom" (mp3) | (pdf)
13.6 To the Tune "Groping for Fish" (mp3) | (pdf)
Chapter 14: Ci Poetry: Long Song Lyrics on Objects (Youngwu Ci)
14.1 "Secret Fragrance" (mp3) | (pdf)
14.2 "Dappled Shadows" (mp3) | (pdf)
Chapter 15: Shi Poetry: Ancient and Recent Styles
15.1 "Small Plum Tree in a Garden in the Hills, No. 1" (mp3) | (pdf)
15.2 "Lament for My Wife, Part 1" (mp3) | (pdf), "Part 2" (mp3) | (pdf), "Part 3" (mp3) | (pdf)
15.4 "Written on Master Huyin's Wall, No. 1" (mp3) | (pdf)
15.5 "As Dawn Approached on an Autumn Night, I Went Out My Bramble Gate and, Met by Chilly Air, Was Moved to This, No. 2" (mp3) | (pdf)
15.6 "An Outing to Villages West of the Mountains (mp3) | (pdf)
15.9 "Fields and Gardens Through the Four Seasons, Random Inspiration: Autumn, No. 44" (mp3) | (pdf)
Qu Poetry: Song Poems (Sanqu) of the Yuan Dynasty
16.1 To the Tune "The Unbreakable String" [shuangdiao key]: "Fat Couple" (mp3) | (pdf)
16.3 To the Tune "Sky-Clear Sand" [yuediao key]: "Autumn Thoughts" (mp3) | (pdf)
16.4 To the Tune "Sheep on Mountain Slope" [zhonglü key]: "Meditation on the Past at Tong Pass (mp3) | (pdf)
16.6 To the Tune "Lüyaobian" [zhennggong key]: "Of Myself" (mp3) | (pdf)
16.7 To the Tune "A Half" [xianlü key]: "On Love" (mp3) | (pdf)
16.9 To the Tune "Spring Song" [zhonglü key]: "On Love" (mp3) | (pdf)
16.10 To the Tune "Heaven in a Drunkard's Eye" [xianlü key]: On the Big Butterfly (mp3) | (pdf)
Chapter 17: Shi Poetry of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
17.13 "On a Summer Day: Dwelling in the Mountains" (mp3) | (pdf)
