Chinese Poetry: Poem Slip

Poem Slip, a classical poem for the moment, hanging on your screen.

Poem Slip chooses a poem for now based on the 24 solar terms, 72 micro-seasons, holidays, weather, and time of day: Du Mu for Qingming, rain poems when it rains, snow poems when it snows, and a moon-viewing line when the moon is full. Explore more than a thousand works from Tang poetry, Song lyrics, the Book of Songs, Yuan songs, the Analects, the Tao Te Ching, and more. Every poem includes a plain-language translation, notes, and commentary, so it is easy to understand, remember, and read offline.

Poems retain their Chinese originals. Plain-language translations, notes and commentary are primarily in Chinese. Selected poems also have English and Japanese content; other interface languages may show available English content. Not every poem is translated into every interface language.

• Four home-page forms: a hanging poetry slip, a folding fan, a horizontal handscroll, or a clean classic layout; pull down for a new poem and swipe up to return to the previous one • 72 micro-seasons: one seasonal marker for every five days, with real photos and explanations of nature’s signs, from swallows arriving and geese departing to plants flourishing and fading • Poetry Q&A: offline questions and prepared answers for 300 poems, available in the Chinese interface • Word notes and related poems: tap a difficult word for its pinyin and meaning; after one poem, continue with celebrated works by the same poet or sharing the same image • Full-text search: find a poem from just a few remembered characters; search by title, author, any line, text, or pinyin • Poetry widgets: multiple styles for the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy • A poet’s recital: multiple voices, synthesized and played as you listen • Make a slip: turn a selected line into a shareable card and save it as a high-resolution image • Themes: seasonal scenes, reading by lamplight, and world masterpieces, with animated artwork • Traditional color palettes, Apple Watch, daily poem reminders, favorites, Traditional Chinese display, and pinyin

The poetry library, translations and commentary, 72 micro-seasons, and daily recommendations are free. Poem Slip membership unlocks all themes and widget styles, member recital voices, unlimited recitals, the Classics collection, and more. Choose an annual subscription with a 7-day free trial for eligible accounts or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically within 24 hours before the end of the current period and can be canceled at any time in your App Store account settings.

No account is required. Non-members may choose to watch rewarded video ads to receive recital plays. The advertising service may use the device’s advertising identifier only when you choose to watch rewarded ads; you can refuse tracking in system settings. Location is used only to obtain local weather when you turn on weather-based recommendations.

May poetry stay with you.

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