Abstract
Su Shih's literary works were devalued and prohibited during the last thirty or so years of the Northern Sung Dynasty owing to the governmental authority's prohibition of the Yuanyou Academic School. However, even under these circumstances, Su's poetry still prevailed widely, and was regarded as one of the most important literary models of the time.The appreciation of Su's poetry during this period of time has produced two cultural products: a variety of annotations on Su's poetry, and a large number of critical commentaries on Su's poetics (shih-hua) by people either under the Northern Sung or under the Southern Sung dynasties. This paper will focus on these two areas, and will not only explore the prevalence of Su's poetry during this period of time, but also will analyze its significant influence on the development of Sung dynasty culture as well as that of its poetics.