• Bill Kimzey in The Awl

    – Two poems by Bill Kimzey, “Carousel” and “To-Do”, were published in The Awl in July 2011. Read them here. – William Kimzey’s story “Key” was published in Issue 4 of Cha. ––

  • W.F. Lantry in Booth

    – – W.F. Lantry’s poem “Sovereignty” is now published in Booth: A Journal. Read it here. 0 Read W.F. Lantry’s Cha profile. – –

  • Vineet Kaul in Golden Sparrow Literary Review

    – Vineet Kaul’s new poem “Do Not Feed the Animals” is now published in the new Golden Sparrow Literary Review.  – See Vineet Kaul’s Cha profile.

  • Poetry OutLoud Hong Kong | Thursday 3 November 2011

    [click the poster to enlarge] – DATE: 3 Nov 2011 (Thursday) TIME: 8:00pm – 9:30pm VENUE: Fotogalarie, 2/F, Fringe Club, 2nd Lower Albert Road, Central Host: Mr. David McKirdy (Poetry OutLoud) Reciters:  All  visiting writers (from Hong Kong Baptist University’s International Writers Workshop) …

  • Bob Bradshaw in Golden Sparrow Literary Review

    – Bob Bradshaw’s new poem “Plunge” is now published in the new Golden Sparrow Literary Review. The poem opens with these vivid lines: The streets fill with lovely womenthe way streams grow crowdedwith trout and salmon. Read the rest of the…

  • Nicholas Y.B. Wong in [Pank]

    – Read Nicholas Y.B. Wong’s poem “Self-portrait as a cubicle” in Pank Magazine. Don’t forget to listen to the audio as well. ––Read Nicholas Y.B. Wong’s Cha profile.

  • Marc Vincenz in Pirene’s Fountain

    – Two poems by Marc Vincenz, “Black Skies” and “Crushed Dragon Bones”, are now published in the October 2011 issue of Pirene’s Fountain. “Black Skies” has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Congratulations!  – Marc Vincenz’s poetry was published in Issue…

  • Who did and do the Chinese blame for the Opium Wars?

    from Bernard Porter’s LRB article on  Julia Lovell’s The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China: When it came to explaining their humiliations, the Chinese tended not to blame the invaders so much as themselves, or their Manchu…

  • Cha "Encountering" Poetry Contest

    [Click the above image to enlarge] UPDATE: 20 long-listed poems were announced on 4 February 2012. [Link] UPDATE: 12 short-listed poems were announced on 10 February 2012. [Link] UPDATE: 7 finalists were announced on 15 February 2012. [Link] Description: This…

  • Yip Wai Shan wins the first prize in SCMP Portraits of Women Competition

    – Congratulations to Cha contributor Yip Wai Shan! Her photograph entitled “Girlfriends, please don’t pee on my bed” won the first prize in SCMP (South China Morning Post) Portraits of Women Competition. All the winning photographs are now on display…