The representative poets of the Southern Tang Dynasty are Feng Yansi and Li Yu.
Feng Yansi
Feng Yansi, whose courtesy name is Zhongzhong, is named Yansi. (Si has the same pronunciation and meaning as Si. "Si" is written in "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty" as "Si". Wrong. Please refer to Xia Chengtao's "Chronicle of Ci Poems of the Tang and Song Dynasties·Chronicle of Feng Zhengzhong".) Feng Yansi was born in Guangling (now Yangzhou, Jiangsu).
At the founding of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Liezu served as his secretary and envoys traveled around with Li Jing. He is the secretary of the Marshal's Mansion. When Li Jing was the emperor, his official position was Zhongshu Shilang and Tongping Zhangshi. He held the position of authority for several times, was impeached many times, fell down and came back again.
Li Yu
Li Yu, a personal name. The famous one is Li Yu, the king of the Southern Tang Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He was Han nationality and reigned (961-975). His courtesy name was Chongguang, his first name was Congjia, and his nicknames were Zhongyin and Lianfeng Jushi. A native of Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu). The sixth son of Li Jing, Yuanzong of the Southern Tang Dynasty, succeeded to the throne in the second year of Jianlong of the Song Dynasty (961), and was known as empress Li in history.
Eternal masterpieces such as "Poppy Beauty", "Lang Tao Sha", "Crying in the Night" and other poems are known as the "Eternal Ci Emperor".