Jiang Yan (poet)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Jiang.

Jiang Yan (Chinese: 江淹; 444 – 505) was a poet and fu writer during the Northern and Southern dynasties period known for his imitation poetry, a prominent genre of the Six Dynasties era.

Jiang Yan
Born	444 Kaocheng
Died	505
Occupation	Poet
Nationality	Chinese
Period	Southern dynasty

Jiang Yan stated that he loved the strange and different, and therefore sought new social trends and literary habits. This affected his friendships and writing style.

There was a legend saying that Jiang once dreamt of returning his magic writing brush to Guo Pu, and lost his talent in writing. The idiom "江郎才盡" is therefore used for describing the situation when a creator is experiencing writer's block after using up all his/her talent.

See also

• Six Dynasties poetry