Poetry from Beijing

Two poems in Asian Cha, and a story

Also, Kuala Lumpur reading this Wednesday, Hanoi next Friday

Nov 25 • 

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Being Someone Else

Hope everyone had a nice Halloween. Beijing had a unique scaled-down version of it.

Nov 12 • 

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We Met in Beijing: New edition + Southeast Asia tour

Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Singapore, George Town, Hanoi

Nov 3 • 

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October 2025

Monument

will they remember to // muster the courage to ask

Oct 4 • 

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September 2025

Paradox, Change (rewrite)

The city's crackdown on "illegal working" is still on my mind, particularly after several musician friends got caught in a sting. This is a rewrite of a…

Sep 22 • 

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August 2025

On the Occasion of Another Birthday

Alternatively titled “This Generous Season”

Aug 24 • 

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Peking Opera

Written during the NBA finals.

Aug 10 • 

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July 2025

Paradox, Change [update]

My friends are being detained for playing music.

Jul 20 • 

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June 2025

Trash Picking

One runs into interesting characters at night.

Jun 22 • 

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Endanger

China's intelligence agency recently posted to social media a warning that "foreign spies could be hiding next to you," disguised as scholars…

Jun 17 • 

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Beijing Drunk

What is worth writing down?

Jun 2 • 

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May 2025

Spring

Our calendars fill up—every Saturday / from now till solstice

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