Zhang Kejiu Styled Xiaoshan, was born in Qingyuan (today's Yin county of Zhejiang Province). Unsuccessful in his official career, Zhang found his sustenance in traveling in mountains and rivers. He devoted all his literary efforts to the writing of Sanqu poetry and never cared to write plays. Therefore the extant works of Sanqu poetry of Zhang outnumber any other poets of the Yuan dynasty. His poems are mainly descriptions of landscape and expressions of his unrestrained sentiments in a fresh and exquisite style. Zhang also distinguishes himself in combining the techniques of Shi and Ci poetry in writing Sanqu poetry. He pays special attention to the diction, meter, and flavor of poetry, which has a strong influence on later poets.
张可久 字小山，庆元（今浙江鄞县）人。仕途不得志，放浪于山水间。专致力于散曲，不写杂剧，是作品传世数量最多的元散曲作家。作品内容多歌唱山水风景，书写放逸情怀，风格清新秀丽，善于熔铸诗词作法入曲，讲究词藻、格律、韵味，对后世影响很大。
A Snowing Day at Shaoxi River to the tune of Pleasure in Front of the Hall
殿前欢·苕溪遇雪
The stream, a crystal palace in bright day,
水晶宫,
Now on either side are snowy hills, jaded screen,
四周添上玉屏风，
It seems, the fairy girl in the moon cuts into pieces the frozen Milky Way,
姮娥碎翦银河冻，
Thus covering up reddish spring
搀尽春红。
In the paper net painted with plum tree flowers,
梅花纸帐中，
Smells fragrant in play
香浮动，
Like dreams of white pear blooms that unfold,
一片梨云梦，
Like poems composed at the break of day,
晓来诗句，
Describing a fisherman old.
画出渔翁。