Category: Eddie Tay
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal is now accepting submissions for “The Ancient Asia Issue,” an edition of the journal devoted exclusively to work from and about Asia before the mid-nineteenth century. From the beginning of the twentieth century, ancient Asia…
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Congratulations to Cha‘s Reviews Editor Eddie Tay! His bilingual poetry collection, The Mental Life of Cities (Chameleon Press) is named a winner of the 2012 Singapore Literature Prize! The 2012 Singapore Literature Prize recognises and honours Singaporean fiction books in each of…
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Ocean Vuong Ocean Vuong‘s poem “Prayer for the Newly Damned” is now published in the September/October 2012 issue of the American Poetry Review. || Ocean Vuong’s poem “Paramour” was published in issue#10 of Cha; the poem has been nominated for inclusion in Best of…
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[click image to enlarge] due out in December 2012. – Cha: An Asian Literary Journal is now calling for submissions for its Fifth Anniversary Issue (Issue # 19). Please send in (preferably Asian-themed) poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, reviews, photography & art for consideration.…
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Links:The Arts HouseFacebook event page “ Is there space for poetry in the mental life of people in Singapore and Hong Kong? How does one survive and thrive in these two ultra-modern, pragmatic and cosmopolitan cities and stay true to…
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– The June 2011 issue of Asiatic is now live and we are very glad to see Cha‘s Reviews Editor Eddie Tay featured prominently in the edition. His latest poetry collection Mental Life of Cities is reviewed by Phillip Holden [pdf] whilst…
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– Re-reading Eddie’s poem “Whose Woods These Are”, I am reminded of what Umberto Eco says in Six Walks in the Fictional Woods:1 There are two ways of walking through a wood. The first is to try one or several…
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– Poetry doesn’t get better than this! “Visiting and local poets read their own and others’ work in a sticky, noisy and unpredictable mix, ring-mistressed by Viki Holmes. Ticket price includes a $30 drinks voucher redeemable at the door.” Friday,…
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Eddie Tay, Reviews Editor of Cha, is interviewed by Sapling, a weekly newsletter about the world of independent publishing published by Black Lawrence Press. Each issue of Sapling is packed with useful information including a literary contest currently accepting submissions;…
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[Click the images to enlarge.] From Issue 1 [Link] From Issue 1 [Link] From Issue 1 [Read the entire poem] From Issue 2 [Read the entire poem] From Issue 3 [Read the entire poem] From Issue 9 [Read the entire…
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–From the Kubrick Poetry website: 時間 Time:2010/12/26 (Sun) 5:00pm-6:00pm 地點 Venue: 油麻地 Kubrick (next to Broadway Cinemathèque, 3 Public Square St.) 主持 Moderators:Polly Ho, Adam Cheung, Florence Ng, Wong Wai Yim 詩人來賓 Guest Poet:Eddie Tay Born in Singapore, Eddie Tay…
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– – From the Hong Kong University Press website: Colony, Nation, and Globalisation: Not at Home in Singaporean and Malaysian Literature by Eddie Tay Description and Author The literature of Malaysia and Singapore, the multicultural epicenter of Asia, offers a rich…
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– Henry W. Leung, reviewer for Lantern Review, has written a review of Eddie Tay’s latest collection of poetry The Mental Life of Cities. You can read the review here. Henry also wrote a review of the current edition of…
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– Henry W. Leung, reviewer for Lantern Review, has written an extensive review of the current edition of Cha (Issue #12); the review is now available on the LR blog. Henry emphasises, among other things, the Asian-themed poetry (‘Most of the…
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Venue: Fringe Club Date: 3 Nov 2010 (Wed) Time: 8pm Akin Jeje will MC – if you’d like to read in the open mic section, please email us at poetryoutloud@gmail.com About The Mental Life of Cities This collection is a meditation on…
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We are very pleased to announce Cha‘s nominations for the Pushcart Prize 2011. The sixth nominee was selected based on readers’ voting through email and on this blog. 1) Eddie Tay, “Night Thoughts” Read an analysis of this poem. (Issue…
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This post was originally posted on 22nd October, 2010. click image to enlarge We are very pleased and proud to announce that our Reviews Editor Eddie Tay, who is also a professor teaching creative writing and poetry at the Chinese…
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– DEADLINE: 15 December, 2010. Midnight, wherever you are. – Cha: An Asian Literary Journal is now calling for submissions for its February 2011 issue (Issue 13). Please send in (preferably Asian-themed) poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, reviews, photography & art for consideration. Submission…
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Each nominee will receive a handmade dragonfly card from Cha. The cards are made by a former contributor. – *Voting is now closed. Cha co-editors Tammy Ho & Jeff Zroback will nominate the following poems for the Pushcart Prize 2010. There…
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Eddie Tay is the Reviews Editor of Cha and has previously contributed poetry (“Whose Woods These Are”) and reviews to the journal. In the September 2010 issue, we are very delighted to have the opportunity to feature four poems from…
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Clockwise from the top left:Sarah Brennan, Adeline Foo, Margaret Lim and Emily Lim. In the September 2010 issue of Cha, we will be publishing essays by four children’s picture book authors: Sarah Brennan, Adeline Foo, Emily Lim and Margaret Lim.…
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Come to Poetry OutLoud!!! First Wednesday of the Month at 8pm at Fringe Studio, Hong Kong Fringe Club Next session is on the 1st of September 2010 The MC is Eddie Tay If you would like to read, please contact…

