Chinatown Ghosts, originally published in 1986, is a collection of poems that Jim Wong-Chu wrote over a period of years. Some of them were later published in Ricepaper. I encountered Chinatown Ghosts during a visit to the UBC … more »
ORACLE BONE
By Lydia Kwa
Arsenal Pulp Press (October 1 2017)
304 pages, $18.95 (Paperback)
REVIEWED BY WILLIAM THAM
Firstly, a confession: I don’t know much about martial arts, much less wuxia novels. My entire knowledge of this topic … more »
Marcelino Truong’s new book Such a Lovely Little War illustrates his childhood and family life during the early years of the Vietnam War. His father (a Vietnamese diplomat) and his French mother moved the family to Saigon in 1961, where … more »
Kai Cheng Thom is a poetic force of nature. The twenty six year old Chinese diaspora kid comes from three generations of settlers of colour from traditional Salish and Musqueam (Vancouver) to Kanienkehake (Montreal) territory. Her heritage is infused into … more »
a place called No Homeland
By Kai Cheng Thom
Arsenal Pulp Press (2017)
83 pages, $14.95 (Paperback)
REVIEWED BY DAVID LY
Kai Cheng Thom’s a place called No Homeland is a tour-de-force debut poetry collection. The narrative poems of … more »