徐灿，字湘蘋，又字明霞、明深，江苏吴县（今苏州市吴中区、相城区）人。陈之遴继配。幼颖悟，通书史。陈之遴两次流徙，均曾随行。康熙十年（1671），奉旨归之遴之骨。晚年学佛，更号紫?。早年雅好吟咏，尤喜为词。被词人陈维崧誉为南宋后闺秀第一。有《拙政园诗馀》《拙政园诗集》。

徐灿·《临江仙·闺情》

不识秋来镜里，

个中时见啼妆。

碧波清露殢红香。

莲心休结，

多半是空房。

低阁垂杨罢舞，

窥帘归燕成行。

梦魂曾到水云乡。

细风将雨，

一夜冷银塘。

Lin jiang xian:

Boudoir Feelings

Xu Yan

I did not know autumn had entered the mirror;

How often it shows my tearful rouge!

Green ripples and clear dew have vexed the red fragrance;

The lotus hearts are shy to bear fruit

Over half are empty pods.

Bending low by the room, the hanging willows have stopped swaying;

Through the curtain, I see homing wild geese formed in line.

In dream my soul has traveled to the misty land.

Here, light breeze and rain

Chill the silvery pond through the night.