The Third Coming of Li Qingzhao

And this time - it's personal!

Does anyone remember Li Qingzhao (Song Dynasty female poet, getting drunk and rowing into things, existential dread?) 

She’s back! I.e obviously she’s dead, but I am translating five more of her poems, because a) I need translation practice, b) I think she’s really cool.

A Snip of Plum Blossom （一剪梅）（written after parting from husband, Zhao Mingcheng）

The l…