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From http://asiasociety.org/china-learning-initiatives/tang-dynasty-poems-facebook-7th-century

Randi Hacker, who teaches middle school Chinese in Lawrence, Kansas, draws a parallel between occasional poems of the Tang Dynasty and modern-day Facebook posts. Learn how he introduces conventions of this genre to his students and inspires them to write their own modern-day versions in this blog post: http://asiasociety.org/china-learning-initiatives/tang-dynasty-poems-facebook-7th-century

Here is a wonderful example of one of the student's poems:

When Your Friend Leaves You Hanging
I run down the halls of West Middle School
After a rigorous training in mathematics
I look up to see a familiar face walking in my direction
I suddenly am lifted to joy and raise my hand in a high-five formation
But my heart skips a beat as I see that he has not done the same
He passes me by with a simple “sup” and leaves me ashamed and dishonored.