• First HKU Poetry Prize

    NOTE: The deadline for entry has been extended. New deadline: April 1, 2010. Read more about the prize here. The University of Hong Kong School of English & The Hong Kong University Press are proud to present the HKU Poetry…

  • March Poetry at Nth Position

    The March 2009 issue of Nthposition is now live. Read a very fine selection of poetry here, selected by Todd Swift. Todd Swift’s poetry has been published in issue #2 and issue #3 of Cha.

  • Luisa Igloria wins 2009 Sandeen Prize

    Luisa Igloria is the winner of the University of Notre Dame’s 2009 Sandeen Prize for her collection of poetry, Juan Luna’s Revolver. The Sandeen Prize, which began in 1996, is awarded biannually to an author who has already published at…

  • Reid Mitchell in Blue Fog Journal

    Reid Mitchell’s new poem, “Upcountry Daughters“, is now published in The Blue Fog Journal. Read the poem by following the link and leave your comments on the BFJ website. Reid Mitchell’s poetry has been published in issue #1 and issue…

  • Sushma Joshi’s The End of the World Reviewed

    Sushma Joshi‘s The End of the World is reviewed in The Kathmandu Post. Read the full article here. Sushma Joshi’s fiction has been published in issue #3 of Cha.

  • Concelebratory Shoehorn Review 26

    The 26th issue of Concelebratory Shoehorn Review (editor: Maurice Oliver) is now online. Read poetry by Cha contributor Lyn Lifshin. Other featured poets include: Lola Haskins, Felix Cheong, Dave Malone, Stella Brice, Yuri Hospodar, Richard Jordan and Amy Bracken Sparks.…

  • Poetry message from Todd Swift

    Dear friends, Oxfam is very pleased to be able to celebrate excellence in British poetry by hosting an extraordinary evening of significant poets. For anyone who wishes to support 21st century poetry in Britain – and one of the best…

  • Mike Farman’s current translation projects

    Mike Farman is currently working on two anthologies of translations from Classical Chinese. The first is a new translation of the “300 Tang Poems” begun by Geoffrey Waters before his untimely death in 2007. Mike is working with David Lunde,…

  • Sam Byfield in The Pedestal Magazine

    Sam Byfield’s poem “She Speaks” is now published in the 50th issue of The Pedestal Magazine. Read the poem here. Sam Byfield‘s poetry and creative non-fiction were published in issue#5 of Cha. He was also the poetry editor for issue…

  • Louise Ho’s Incense Tree

    Cha contributor and most well-known contemporary Hong Kong poet Louise Ho will be launching her collected poems Incense Tree (Hong Kong University Press) on Tuesday 10 March 2009 during the Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival. The title poem “Incense…