Ink & Verse: Chinese Poetry
Tang & Song Poems in English
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
A poem a day from classical China. Read Tang poems and Song lyrics with English translations, commentary and guqin music.
Read the great poems of classical China — in the original, with clear English beside every line of meaning.
Ink & Verse brings together the Three Hundred Tang Poems and the Three Hundred Song Lyrics: more than 600 works by Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Su Shi, Li Qingzhao, Xin Qiji and many more. Each poem opens as a quiet page of ink and paper, with an English title, a modern translation and commentary that explains the imagery, history and feeling behind the words.
POEM OF THE DAY
A new poem waits on the home screen each day. Read it over coffee, or tap Random for something unexpected.
TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY
See the original Chinese text next to an English translation, then read commentary on what the poet saw, when it was written and why the lines still matter.
MEET THE POETS
Browse the poets behind the collections. Each profile covers their life, courtesy name and era, and links to every one of their works in the app.
MUSIC FOR READING
Play guqin recordings and qin songs while you read. All tracks are credited to their performers and sources.
SAVE WHAT MOVES YOU
Tap the bookmark on any poem to keep it in Saved, ready to reread whenever you like.
FEATURES
· Three Hundred Tang Poems and Three Hundred Song Lyrics
· English titles, translations and commentary
· Poem of the Day and random discovery
· Search by title, poet or line
· Poet profiles and biographies
· Guqin background music
· Several calligraphic typefaces, with simplified and traditional script
· Saved poems
INK & VERSE PRO
Poems by the best-known poets are free to read. Ink & Verse Pro unlocks every poem and poet in the collection. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase.
Subscriptions are charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase and renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel them in your Apple ID settings.
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Information
- Seller
- 文杰 饶
- Size
- 195.8 MB
- Category
- Entertainment
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 2 more
- English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
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