2/2. Asian poet Roshan Doug looks at classical
Chinese poetry- a literaryform with strict rules of rhythm, rhyme and theme - and sees how this structure reflected the ordered society of the Chinese dynasties. He finds out that being a good poet was a way for people to move up the social ladder in Imperial times. He also examines the collapse of the classical form and its re-emergence in contemporary Chinese society. With poetry from Chinese writers and Roshan Doug. Producer Laura Parfitt Repeated on Saturday at 11.30pm