Seng Chiao-jan

Seng Chiao-jan was a T'ang poet who died in AD 785. According to the editors' note, Seng is a name given to Buddhist priests. His poem here is a visit to a friend who is not at home.

The poem here is Witter Bynner and Kiang Kang-hu's versions in The Jade Mountain (1929), given with the poet's name as spelled in that book.