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Those who wish to learn to write poetry should master literary flexibility. By this I mean that, while knowing all the rules for poetry, the poet goes beyond them to reflect unpredictable changes in his poetry yet without compromising the rules. The principle underlying this way of writing is that there should be set rules, yet they are not fixed; where there seem to be no rules, rules do exist. You can discuss literary flexibility with others only if they understand this principle. (Lü Benzhong: Foreword to The Collected Poetry of Xia Junfu) 去书内
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    Lü Benzhong in the Foreword to The Collected Poetry of Xia Junfu says poets should master literary flexibility. This means knowing all poetry rules but going beyond them to reflect unpredictable changes without breaking the rules. The principle is that there are set rules, but they are not fixed; even where there seem to be no rules, rules still exist. Only those who understand this can discuss literary flexibility.

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