Swimming in Hong Kong

Christopher Hill reviews Stephanie Han’s new collection of short stories exploring the nature of identity and the concept of home.  Continue reading →

Between the Trees and the Non-Trees – 在樹與非樹之間

Joel Swann’s epic series of 21 reviews of poetry published in Hong Kong continues with Agi Mishol’s short collection. Agi Continue reading →

Semantics and Nutrition 語義和營養

Joel Swann continues his series of 21 reviews of the powerful Poetry and Conflict box set by Chinese University of Hong Kong Continue reading →

Not Written Words 不是文字

Yunwen Gao reviews Xi Xi’s Not Written Words discussing the sounds of poetry and the art of translation. XI XI 西西, Not Continue reading →

The Dead in the Garden – 公園裏的死者

The latest in Joel Swann’s series of 21 reviews treating the CUHK Press collection Poetry in Conflict covers the work of Palestinian Ghassan Continue reading →

Queer Marxism in Two Chinas

Brandon Kemp discusses Petrus Liu’s latest book arguing that Queer Theory and Marxism belong together and bringing this to bear Continue reading →

Eight Juxtapositions

Sean Mahoney reviews China expert Jeffrey Wasserstrom’s latest collection of essays juxtaposing Chinese history and culture with some Western counterparts. Continue reading →

Hungry Ghost – 餓鬼

As the next part of his series on Poetry and Conflict, Joel Swann reviews Anne Waldman’s poetry in this new bilingual Continue reading →