• Sichuan, May 2008 by Eddie Tay

    Picture from here Sichuan, May 2008 —Eddie Tay What is an earthquake? What makes a flower grow:children in a school and then houses crumple – when houses crumple, one cannot be angry没有欢乐That man on evening news with the dirty T-shirt,the…

  • Gillian Sze is one of the "Top 5 Emerging Writers Under 40"

    Picture from the Black Heart Magazine – Congratulations to Gillian Sze, Cha‘s former guest editor and regular contributor, on being named one of the top five emerging writers under forty by Black Heart Magazine! Learn more about the five writers…

  • Lantern Review is searching for bloggers

    Learn more about the application process here.

  • “Tiananmen” by James Fenton

    Picture from here TIANANMEN by James Fenton . . . Tiananmen Is broad and clean And you can’t tell Where the dead have been And you can’t tell What happened then And you can’t speak Of Tiananmen. . . You…

  • In Hong Kong: "From Journalism to Poetry: A Talk by James Fenton"

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  • Jennifer Wong on Manchester Lit List

    Two short poems by Cha contributor Jennifer Wong, “Canary Wharf” and “Regent’s Park”, are now published on the Manchester Lit List website. Read them here. – – Jennifer Wong’s poem “Companions” was published in issue #5 of Cha and discussed here. She has…

  • Tiziano Fratus’s translation in Ludwig

    – –– – May 2010Ludwig 4Cahier internazionale di PoesiaIn questo numero poesie di:– Mariela Griffor (Cile/USA), traduzione di Eliana D. Langiu– Tammy Ho Lai-Ming (Hong Kong), traduzione di Tiziano Fratus – Arthur Bidegain (Francia), traduzione di Michela Orio– Robin Czarniack…

  • Wena Poon’s Alex y Robert is now published

    Wena Poon’s new novel Alex y Robert (Salt Publishing) is now published. – Description/annotation: In 1959, two famous Spanish matadors who were best friends, died. Alex y Robert is the witty, modern fable of their grandchildren: Alejandra, a young American…

  • Not A Muse reviewed

    Not a Muse: The Inner Lives of Women, a World Poetry Anthology, published by Haven Books and edited by Cha contributors Viki Holmes and Kate Rogers, is reviewed in San Francisco Book Review. Read the full article here. – The…

  • Lit Up Singapore 2010

    Lit Up Singapore 2010: Emerging Writers and Performers Festival is only a week away (9-18, July) and Cha contributor Ng Yi-Sheng will be there. More about Lit Up Singapore here. – Ng Yi-Sheng’s poetry has been published in issue #8…