Zhiwen Song 宋之問 (c.660 - 710)

Song Zhiwen (simplified Chinese: 宋之问; traditional Chinese: 宋之問; c. 660–710) was a Chinese poet considered to be of the Tang poetry tradition of the Tang Dynasty, although technically his poetic career was largely within the anomalous dynastic interregnum of Wu Zetian. Together with Shen Quanqi, Song Zhiwen is considered to have the "credit for the final perfection" of the jintishi, or the "new style" poetry of regulated verse, which was one of the most critical poetic developments of the early Tang poets, and much followed as a style which inspired future generations of poets.