范成大(1126-1193)，字致能，号称石湖居士。汉族，平江吴县（今江苏苏州）人。南宋诗人。谥文穆。从江西派入手，后学习中、晚唐诗，继承了白居易、王建、张籍等诗人新乐府的现实主义精神，终于自成一家。风格平易浅显、清新妩媚。诗题材广泛，以反映农村社会生活内容的作品成就最高。他与杨万里、陆游、尤袤合称南宋“中兴四大诗人”。

范成大·《四时田园杂兴·炙背檐前》

蜩螗千万沸斜阳，蛙黾无边聒夜长。
不把痴聋相对治，梦魂争得到藜床？

Seasonal Poems on Fields and Gardens
Fan Ch'eng-ta
Under the eaves, their back burned by the sun as hot as fire—
As if flushed with wine, they doze off half-asleep.
Galloping past their door, what titleholder is this man,
With his hat askew and whip tucked in his sleeves, battling the north wind?