Xiè Kē 謝薖 (d. Zhènghé 6 / 1116), zì Yòupán 幼槃, hào Zhúyǒu 竹友, of Línchuān 臨川 (Jiāngxī). Younger brother of Xiè Yì 謝逸 謝逸. Like his brother, lived as a recluse-poet without entering office. Listed by Lǚ Běnzhōng 呂本中 in the Jiāngxī shīshè zōngpài tú — a canonical Jiāngxī shīpài figure. Author of Zhúyǒu jí 竹友集 KR4d0119 in 10 juǎn. Together with his brother known as the Èr Xiè 二謝. The Sìkù tíyào on Ráo Jié KR4d0100 notes that Xiè Kē’s Zhúyǒu jí, the Hán Jū collection, and the Ráo Jié Yǐsōng shījí together preserve the hángkuǎn of the lost Jiāngxī shīpài jí in 137 juǎn. CBDB has fl. dates only; death 1116 confirmed by external sources.