Poems of Wang Anshi and Late Tang Dynasty Poems

The early poems of Wang Anshi made little efforts in concealing what they intended to express while his later works tended to be more implicit and reserved. Such a change in his poetic style can, to some extent, be attributed to the influence of the late Tang Dynasty poems. While imitating the style of the late Tang Dynasty poems, Wang managed to make some new attempts. Thanks to his efforts, Wang’s quatrains became noted for their grace and delicacy, thus distinguishing the Song poems from their Tang counterparts, which they were greatly indebted to.