• W. F. Lantry and J. A. Tyler in The Dead Mule

    – W. F. Lantry’s short story “Desire” and J. A. Tyler’s short story “Variations of a Brother War” are now published in the February 2011 issue of The Dead Mule. W.F. Lantry’s poetry was published in Issue #12 of Cha. J.A. Tyler’s…

  • Jee Leong Koh in Mascara

    Three poems by Jee Leong Koh, “In His Other House”, “The Hospital Life” and “The Bowl”, are now featured on the “New Worlds” section of Mascara Literary Review. Read the poems here.0Jee Leong Koh’s poetry was published in issue #6 of Cha.– ––

  • When you say ‘I am just playing (with him/her/you)!’, are you sure you are really ‘playing’?

    “The Swing” (1767) by Jean-Honoré Fragonard  Harold Bloom (1994) sums up Johan Huizinga’s summary of the properties of play: 1) freedom2) disinterestedness3) excludedness or limitedness4) orderJohan Huizinga’s Homo Ludens (1944), p. 13: Summing up the formal characteristics of play we might call it a free activity…

  • Craig Santos Perez’s From Unincorporated Territory {Saina} is a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Poetry

    – Congratulations to Craig Santos Perez! His poetry collection From Unincorporated Territory {Saina}, published by Omnidawn, is a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Poetry. You can purchase a copy of the book directly here. The Los…

  • Craig Santos Perez in Zoland Poetry

    – Two reviews by Craig Santos Perez are published in Zoland Poetry: – 1) Craig reviews David Buuck’s The Shunt (Palm Press) 2) Craig reviews Jen Hofer’s One (Palm Press) – Craig Santos Perez’s review was been published in issue #9 of Cha. –

  • Marc Vincenz in Poets & Artists

    0 Marc Vincenz’s new poem “Post Nuclear Love Child” is now published in Poets & Artists. You can also listen to his reading of the work.  – Marc Vincenz’s poetry was published in Issue 10 of Cha. –

  • Book Talk: Is The Writer Her Character(s)? | 24th February

    –From the HKU Library website: How much is a writer the character(s) of her novels? Authorial distance can often be hard to gauge in books that are supposedly “fiction.” Come and join this provocative conversation between author Xu Xi and…

  • How is love like watercolour?

    Paolo and Francesca da Rimini  (1855) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti  Yesterday, when I was reading the following description of watercolour by Laura Cumming  in “New Review” (pp. 32-33), ‘love’ came to my mind, and I am still thinking about it: Watercolour has…

  • Cha contributors in The Hong Kong International Literary Festival 2011

    – Cha contributors Martin Alexander, Andy Barker, Viki Holmes, Wena Poon, Xu Xi, Louise Ho, Leung Ping-Kwan and our Reviews Editor Eddie Tay will be appearing in The Hong Kong International Literary Festival 2011 (8-18 March). More details can be found here.– Read Martin’s…

  • Greg Santos’s The Emperor’s Sofa (DC Books, 2010)

    – Greg Santos’s debut poetry collection, The Emperor’s Sofa is now available. Do also check out the following two book trailers:  http://vimeo.com/16674362 http://vimeo.com/19709603 Congratulations, Greg!  Greg Santos’s poetry was published in issue #10 of Cha. –