• Angela Eun Ji Koh in Entasis

    – Angela Eun Ji Koh’s two poems “Ghosts” and “656 Sunnyhills” are now published in Entasis. Read them here. – Angela Eun Ji Koh’s poetry was published in issue #10 of Cha. –

  • The launch of Greg Santos’s THE EMPEROR’S SOFA | April 29, 2011

    Greg Santos’s The Emperor’s Sofa (DC Books) is being launched in Montreal on April 29th at The Blue Metropolis Festival. Greg will be reading from the collection and four other DC Books authors will also be reading and launching their books. now up,…

  • 怎樣才算好人?

    Originally written on March 30, 2009 –星期六那晚看了賈樟河的 <<三崍好人 Still Life>>. 一氣連續看了兩次. 電影淡淡的繪出兩個主角三明及沈红由山西往奉節縣尋親的故事, 背景為消失中的三崍. 一個尋十六年不見的妻子及女兒, 一個尋兩年沒見的丈夫. 故事有點相似, 但結局大不相同. 在這裡不詳細解讀電影, 但有少許感受想說. 很多人認為中國現代化了, 富了, 事實只是一細小部份的人先富起來. 政治領袖也許覺得一小部份人富好過人人都不富. 在光彩的背後有無數貧民的故事, 有多少是外人知曉的? 當中國人不易, 當中國窮人更不易. 話說回來, 當甚麼國的窮人都不易, 當甚麼人都不易. 電影結尾其中一個鏡頭是空中人在遠處江上走鋼絲, 賈樟柯解釋道: “最後走鋼絲, 雲中漫步, 我覺得雖然前路坎坷渺茫, 或者說雖然前路很危險, 但是不管什麼樣的人, 我們必須走下去, 我覺得雖然很危險, 但是要走下去, 所以同時也很浪漫.”…

  • Let the Right One In

    Let the Right One In is a vampire story set in the suburbs of Stockholm in the early 1980s. The film centres on Oskar, a 12-year-old loner from a dysfunctional family. Frail and androgynous, Oskar is unable to stand up…

  • Gillian Sze in Poetry Is Dead

    – Gillian Sze’s poem “Lament” is published in the third issue of Poetry Is Dead. Learn more about the publication here. – Read Gillian Sze’s Cha profile. –

  • Luisa Igloria in Her Circle Ezine

    – Luisa Igloria is interviewed and reads some of her poems at One World Cafe (for National Poetry Month). Click here to learn more. – Luisa A. Igloria’s poetry was published in issue #2 and issue #8 of Cha. –

  • Who are the girls that are wanted?

    The Managing Housewife J. H. Gray’s poem “The Girls that are Wanted” (c. 1880) might give you some ideas. The girls that are wanted are good girls Good from the heart to the lips Pure as the lily is white…

  • ceriph presents – SYNÆSTHESIA: drawing words, reading pictures

    [click the image to go to the website] Ng Yi-Sheng’s poetry was published in issue #8 of Cha. Alvin Pang’s poetry was published in issue #2 of Cha and his photographs were published in issue #12 of the journal.

  • W. F. Lantry in Sea Stories

    Six poems by W.F. Lantry are now published in Sea Stories. They are “Seascape”, “Gacela of the Heron’s Dream”, “Chincoteague”, “St. Thomas”, “Relics” and “Bel”. Read the poems here. – W.F. Lantry’s poetry was published in Issue #12 of Cha. –

  • W. F. Lantry’s poem wins the Hackney National Award for Poetry 2011

    – Congratulations to W.F. Lantry! His poem “Redwood Wave” has won the Hackney National Literary Award for Poetry 2011. We are very happy for you, Bill! – W.F. Lantry’s poetry was published in Issue #12 of Cha. –