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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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– 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,…
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– 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. – –
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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…
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, 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…
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– 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. – –
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0 “Google doodle pays tribute to the X-ray” (via.) – –
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– Four poems by Daniel Bowman Jr. are published in the current edition of Istanbul Literary Review (September 2010). They are: “Early Spring: Bay Ridge, Brooklyn”, “Late October, Cincinnati”, “Cymbals” and “Swimming”. ––Daniel Bowman Jr.’s poems were published in issue #…
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– Five poems by Donna Pucciani are now published in the current edition of Istanbul Literary Review (September 2010). The poems are “Thinking of Death at the Open Rehearsal”, “The Future Tense”, “Regret”, “Silences” and “So Far”.– Donna Pucciani’s poem…
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Nabina Das’s poem “Evening Things” is featured in Issue #28 of Durable Goods, The issue is in print only but you can read it on Nabina’s website. – – Nabina Das’s poetry was published in Issue #10 of Cha. – –
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– Lee Herrick will read his poetry on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 6:00 pm. Venue: Barkin’ Dog Grill, 940 11th St., downtown Modesto, CA. More information on Lee’s website. —–Lee Herrick’s poetry was published in issue #4 of Cha.––
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– – More information about Yong Shu Hoog’s poetry collection from within the marrow can be found here. – – Yong Shu Hoong’s essay on Singapore Writers’ Festival 2009 was published in issue #9 of Cha. – –
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This Sunday (Nov. 7, 2010), Ching-In Chen will be a guest on the radio show, Wordslingers at 8-9pm CST with Ciara Miller. Frequency: 88.7 fm WLUW or listen live from the WLUW home page: http://wluw.org/ – – Ching-In Chen’s poetry…
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The inimitable Gambon plays Krapp It is my birthday tomorrow and therefore it is perhaps fitting that we went to watch Krapp’s Last Tape (full text), a work which portrays an ageing writer’s birthday. (Also read my brief review of Waiting…
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This post was originally written on 1st September, 2010. Read a review of Bright Star here. Edward Hopper: “If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” Bright Star “Morning Sun” –– 7 Responses “Coincidence?” →…
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Congratulations to Ching-In Chen, whose poem “Personal History” has been nominated by Asia Writes for inclusion in Best of the Web (2010). – – Ching-In Chen’s poetry was published in issue #6 of Cha. Her book, The Heart’s Traffic, was reviewed in issue #8 of the journal. – –
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This post was originally posted on 30th October, 2010. Ocean Vuong’s Burnings will be released on 15th November 2010. Ocean talks about his forthcoming 43-page chapbook in this blog post. Also watch Ocean’s promotional video of the book: –…
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–Recycled Movie Costumes — “Have you ever watched a movie or a television show and seen a character walk by in a gown that you just know you’ve seen before?” Learn more here. I am particularly interested in their “Victorian…
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“I will design a poster a day for 365 days in reaction to a headline on the BBC news website and update this website everyday with the poster and the accompanying news story.” View the blog here. ––
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This post was originally written on 8th November, 2009. On Saturday, we went to the British Museum to see the special exhibition “Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler”. The display is about Moctezuma, the last real leader of the Mexica Empire. Despite the title,…
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Divya Rajan’s two poems “Collared shadows with a neat bow in the middle” and “Colors of the Deal” are published in Burnt Bridge. Read the poems here. – – Read Divya Rajan’s Cha profile here. – –
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This post was originally written on 8th December, 2009. Illustrations by Laura Barrett Everyone knows the story of Snow White. A wicked stepmother,1 upon finding out from her magic mirror that her stepdaughter, Snow White (who is ‘as white as…
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Click the image to learn more about the book. – Kay Sexton’s creative non-fiction was published in issue #2 of Cha. – –
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Three poems by Rumjhum Biswas, collectively titled “Sketches”, are now published on Asia Writes. The three poems are: “Pomegranate”, “Kingfisher” and “Outside the Gate”. Read them here. – – Rumjhum Biswas’s poem “Bones” was published in issue #12 of Cha.…
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BBC World Service – The Strand Poets Zheng Danyi and Martin Alexander talk about “New Generation Poetry” and read Danyi’s poem “Dedication”, written in 1990. Also, a love poem from the Chinese Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo to his wife (“I Give Everything to You”) is…
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This post was originally written on 15th October, 2009. Have you heard of Stuff White People Like? There’s a feature article about it today in The Guardian. It is not difficult to guess what the blog/book Stuff White People Like…
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