Portrait of Yinkeng
Yin Keng was the son of General Zichun of Liang Dynasty. The poet Yin Keng mentioned in his introduction that he had been smart and sensible since he was a child. When he was five years old, he could recite many poems and songs in one day. He learned a lot as he grew up
In Tian's middle age, Yinkeng became a consultant in Chen Bomao's office. His literary talent was praised by Emperor Chen Wen. Emperor Chen Wen admired him very much, and eventually he became the prefect of Jinling. He was often served by members of the army and scattered cavalry. Most of Yin Keng's poems describe scenery, especially the scenery on the river, which expresses the natural scenery of Jiangling. He was very careful about the rhetoric and rhythm of his poetry. When considering the main text, we also attach great importance to the completeness of the entire article. Yin Keng's poetic attainments had a positive impact on Tang poetry.
Yin Keng has three volumes of collected works, which have been handed down for future generations to learn from. His literary attainments and the way he treats others are worthy of learning from future generations.
The style of Yin Keng's poetry
Yin Keng was a poet in the Southern and Northern Dynasties who came from an official family. So he knew officials when he was young and started writing poems at the age of five. In addition, he loved learning and was quickly known to everyone. When he grew up, he was appreciated by Emperor Chen Wen and promoted many times. But due to the bad career records of his grandfather and father, Yin Keng's poems contain sadness.
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He is well-read in poetry and can write poems in various styles, but is best at five-character poems. His favorite content is to write about scenery, and he is best at writing poems while looking at scenery. Of all the scenery, this river was his favorite. His grandfather’s generation moved to Nanping. The scenery along the river is particularly rich and has a great influence on his poetry.
For example, Yin Keng's "Late Out of the New Pavilion" is a representative work describing the river scene and a typical representative of Yin Keng's poetry style. This poem is about the scenery the poet saw when he was walking on the river and passing by Health. The poet uses scenery to express his sadness and loneliness during the long journey. There is no sadness or imagery of any kind hidden beneath the beautiful scenery.
Jiang Jing is often used in Yin Keng's poems to express various emotions, such as parting, homesickness and loneliness in the boudoir. His poetry has a timeless and modern style, which is different from the formal characteristics of previous official poems and belongs to a fresh and smooth style. He attaches great importance to the consideration between words and sentences, is also very strict in the design of length, and emphasizes the use of rhetoric and rhythm. His poetic artistic style is similar to that of He Xun. They were all called "Yinhe" and had an important influence on Tang poetry. Yin Keng's poetic style is different from the flashy official poetry of the same period. He is unique, fresh, energetic and emotional, pursuing another lofty poetic realm.