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{Written by Jerome Lim, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Alvin Pang, What Happened: Poems 1997β2017, Math Paper Press, 2018. 132 pgs. What Happened: Poems 1997β2017 is Alvin…
![[REVIEW] “Seemingly Undisputed Autonomy of the Lyric Ego: Alvin Pang’s πβππ‘ π»πππππππ” by Jerome Lim](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/alvin-pang_what-happened_math-paper-press.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Ow Yeong Wai Kit, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} β Amanda Chong, Professions, Math Paper Press, 2016. 61 pgs. β Jennifer Anne Champion, Caterwaul, Math Paper Press,…
![[REVIEW] “She Walks like a Free Country: A Review of Amanda Chong’s ππππππ π ππππ and Jennifer Anne Champion’s πΆππ‘πππ€ππ’π” by Ow Yeong Wai Kit](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/professions-and-caterwaul_cha.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Pow Jun Kai, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Zhang Ruihe and Yu-Mei Balasingamchow (editors), In Transit: An Anthology from Singapore on Airports and Air Travel,…
![[REVIEW] “Still Very Much In Transit: A Review of An Anthology from Singapore on Airports and Air Travel” by Pow Jun Kai](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/in-transit1.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Stephanie Studzinski, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} β Audrey Chin, Nine Cuts, Math Paper Press, 2015. 102 pgs. β Desmond Kon Zhicheng-MingdΓ©, Babel Via Negativa, Ethos Books,…
![[REVIEW] “Dissecting Love and Language through Audrey Chin’s ππππ πΆπ’π‘π and Desmond Kon Zhicheng-MingdΓ©’s π΅ππππ π£ππ πππππ‘ππ£π” by Stephanie Studzinski](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/nine-cuts-and-babel-via-negativa_cha.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Mandy Chi Man Lo, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} βΒ Jeremy Tiang, State of Emergency, Epigram Books, 2016. 280 pgs. βΒ Loh Kah Seng, Thum Ping Tjin…
![[Review] “Multiple Narratives of Truth: Living with Myths in Singapore and State of Emergency” by Mandy Chi Man Lo](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/living-with-myths-in-singapore-and-state-of-emergency_header.jpg?w=1024)
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One-Day Literary Writing Lodge in Hong Kong Voices (Saturday 15 December 2018) We are excited to announce that the Department of English Language and Literature at the Hong Kong Baptist University is collaborating with the award-winningΒ Cha: An Asian Literary Journal…
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{Written by Al Lim, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Daryl Lim Wei Jie, A Book of Changes, Math Paper Press, 2016. 65 pgs. Meanwhile, what constructs Singapore?…
![[REVIEW] “Positions: Daryl Lim Wei Jie’s A Book of Changes” by Al Lim](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/bookofchanges_front_078e160a-9c71-4861-a841-247fdebb0332.jpg?w=1024)
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We are happy to announce that we have nominated three poems, all from the March 2017 issue (Issue 35) of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal, for inclusion in Best Indian Poetry 2018. Modelled after the famed Best American Poetry (BAP),…
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{Written by Chloe Leung, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Grace Chia, The Wanderlusters, Math Paper Press, 2016. 353 pgs. Reality is a masquerade for the Cirque Obelisque,…
![[Review] “Behold the Facelessness Behind False-Face”: Flirting with Desire in Grace Chia’s The Wanderlusters](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/grace-chia_wanderlusters.jpg?w=1024)
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{Written by Samantha Toh, this review is part of Issue 41 (September 2018) of Cha.}Β {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Cheryl Julia Lee, We Were Always Eating Expired Things, Math Paper Press, 2014. 52 pgs. I picked up…
![[REVIEW] “The Potential of the Poet: Cheryl Julia Lee’s ππ ππππ π΄ππ€ππ¦π πΈππ‘πππ πΈπ₯πππππ πβππππ ” by Samantha Toh](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/we-were-always-eating-expired-things.jpg?w=1024)
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