• Watch the book trailer for Greg Santos’s debut poetry collection, The Emperor’s Sofa (DC Books, 2010).  – – Greg Santos’s poetry was published in issue #10 of Cha. – –

  • This post was originally written on 17th June, 2009.– Tonight we went to watch Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, a tragi-comedy. (Also see my review of Krapp’s Last Tape.) The production stars Ian McKellen (Estragon) and Patrick Stewart (Vladimir). I…

  • I understand there are also similar journals such as the Asia Literary Review, what would you say distinguishes the two? First of all, I think Asia Literary Review is an excellent journal and I commend them for their effort and…

  • From the Red Leaves website:  Red Leaves/ 紅葉 is Australia’s (and the world’s!) first English-language / Japanese bi-lingual literary journal. The inaugural issue of this independent publication — which is now available for purchase online, as well as throughout Australia and…

  • Could you tell me your personal definition of ‘quality’ in a work of poetry, of fiction? What should a good piece of poetry be able to do for Cha? There are no strict criteria for a good poem. If there…

  • – qarrtsiluni is now calling for submissions for its translation-themed issue, due out after the New Year. Cha contributor Nick Admussen is one of the five editors of this edition. From the qarrtsiluni website: The editors invite submissions of poetry, short fiction,…

    Call for Submissions: Translation
  • – Maurice Oliver’s poem “Atmospheric Pressure: A Work-Week Planner” is now featured on Eyewear. Read it here. – – Maurice Oliver’s poetry was published in issue #3 of Cha. – –

  • From the Poet House website: Saturday, November 13, 2:00pm (Re)writing Culture with Sueyeun Juliette Lee, Craig Santos Perez and Barbara Jane Reyes In this panel, three young poet-scholars investigate the intersection of research and poetic practice, including Perez’s interest in…

  • , This post was originally posted on 7th November, 2009. –Last night, we went to watch Jane Campion’s luscious Bright Star, the story of the doomed relationship between John Keats (played by Ben Whishaw) and his muse, Fanny Brawne (played…

  • – Nick Admussen’s poem “Revision” was published in the May 2010 issue of The Kenyon Review Onbline. Read the piece here. – – Nick Admussen’s translations were published in issue #11 of Cha. – –

    Nick Admussen in The Kenyon Review