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What's Happening

May 2012

I will be reading at the May meeting of the Tongzhi Literary Group. Open to the public. Drop by if you have time.
Venue:Culture Club 15 (Lower - i.e. below Staunton Street, not above it) Elgin Street
Time: 7.30 pm
Date: Thursday 31 May 2012.

My poem "Meditations on How to Break up with My Sick Boyfriend" is up at The Pinch as poem of the month in May 2012. Read it here.
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April 2012
Interviewed by Time Out (Hong Kong). Read the content here.
Feb 2012
Publication of my first poetry collection, Cities of Sameness.
Recipient of Global Fellowship Award at ASU Desert Nights Rising Stars Writer’s Conference.
Mar 2012
My poem "Ode to Objects" took the second place of Ian Macmillan Writing Contest (Hawai'i Review, chosen by Janine Oshiro). Read the judge's and my comments about the piece here. The poem will appear in the May issue of HR.

Another poem "Meditations on How to Break up with My Sick Boyfriend" has been chosen by The Pinch (former Memphis State Review) as Poem of the Month in May (It sounds like a busy month!). Stay tuned!

On 29 March 2012, from 7-9, I will be reading with nine poets, including Justin Hill and Shirley Lim at City University of Hong Kong. Come and spend two hours listening to poetry. Did I mention there's also an open mic session too? Click on the images below to view the details.
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