Friends in Oz: If you’re around, please consider attending one of these upcoming poetry readings…the venues both ask for advance registration:
Sydney, Thursday, Jan 30:
Better Read Than Dead bookstore, 265 King St, Newtown NSW 2042
https://www.betterreadevents.com/events/we-met-in-beijing-anthony-tao-in-conversation-with-linda-jaivin
I’ll be in conversation with local author Linda Jaivin for this one; we met in Shanghai several years back, when she was judging an erotic fiction competition. I did not win. I hope she doesn’t bring this up during our talk.
Melbourne, Friday, Feb 5:
Readings Emporium, Woiwurrung Country, Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000
https://www.readings.com.au/events/poetry-launch-we-met-in-beijing
If you happen to know anyone in Sydney or Melbourne, it’d be of great help if you forwarded the above links or this flyer:
And if you’d like to suggest places to see, bookstores to visit, people to contact, please feel free to get in touch. I’m not here just for readings, of course.