New poem: “Wishes from Hong Kong”
Hong Kong has inspired a sense of awe and disbelief every time I’ve visited. During the protests last summer, a friend said to me, “The government here doesn’t appreciate how …
Happenings
Our second poetry x music album, “Here to Stay,” is now available
Liane Halton and I have published our second poetry x music album, “Here to Stay.” You can download it here. It’s eight tracks, with a bonus track featuring David Moser …
Poetry x Music VIDEO: “In the Air”
For the last two and a half months, Liane Halton and I have been working on a poetry x music album, our second, which we’re calling Here to Stay. It …
“Coronavirus in China” – published on Rattle
What’s it like to be in China during the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic? I wrote a poem about it, a six-parter that was published on Sunday in Rattle.
“I will not age gracefully” – A Promise
Above, the start of our recent poetry x music performance featuring Liane Halton and David Moser at DDC Dusk Dawn Club on December 15, 2019, part of Spittoon’s Megacity tour. …
New poem in Michigan Quarterly Review: “Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi”
Hey! I have a new published poem, in the latest issue of Michigan Quarterly Review, inspired by the “Fountain of the Four Rivers” at Piazza Navona in Rome. The fountain …
New poem in The Cortland Review: “Growing Up With Beijing”
Really excited and honored to see my poem “Growing Up With Beijing” in the latest issue of The Cortland Review. Read it here. The poem was inspired by Beijing’s now-sealed …
“6/4” published in latest Asian Cha
My poem “6/4” has been published in the latest Asian Cha, my second time appearing in this Hong Kong-based journal (see: Mid-Autumn Blood Moon). Editors Tammy Ho-Lai Ming and Lucas …
Performance at DDC and upcoming event at Aotu Space
Liane and I were back at DDC on Sunday, April 28 to perform selections from our album The Last Tribe on Earth. The audience clapped along to our track …
My poem on NPR’s All Things Considered
I woke up today to a message in a WeChat group from an old friend saying she heard me on the radio. And indeed, one of my poems did make it …