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Review of “Parade of Past Lives” by K. A. Ramil
K. A. Ramil’s debut collection is a compact yet intricately woven mosaic of work and poetic masquerades that resists easy classification.

Editor
Aug 8, 20245 min read


A Muslim Convert’s Fight Against Radical Islam
Conversion to Islam is not for sissies. No convert whom I have ever read about or met has made that decision lightly.

Editor
Dec 27, 20238 min read


A Review of Holly Lyn Walrath’s “The Smallest of Bones”
With a keen poetic vision, Walrath delves into the enigmatic depths of curved ribs.

Editor
Jul 24, 20233 min read


A Review of Wu Sheng’s Poetry Collection “My Village: Selected Poems 1972-2014”
Wu Sheng's poetry emanates the essence of rural culture in Taiwan, underscoring the significance of rural places and modest processes.

Editor
May 12, 20235 min read


A Review of Man Fai Wong’s Photo Collection “Colors and the City”
"Colors and the City" is a stunning collection of photographs that showcases the unique character of Macau.

Editor
Apr 26, 20233 min read


A Review of "I’m Always So Serious"
Karisma Price’s debut collection of poetry, I’m Always So Serious, out now from Sarabande Books, is a force.
hkreditor
Apr 2, 20235 min read


A Review of Jenny Xie’s The Rupture Tense & Eye Level
The Rupture Tense, a National Book Award Finalist, is eerie and haunting, shot through with strange commands and otherworldly writing.
hkreditor
Dec 6, 20226 min read


An Unyielding Relic: The Confucian Revival as Shown in Gu Mu’s Autobiography
As a technocrat and one of the main architects of China's economic miracle, Gu made Confucianism an essential part of China's politics.
hkreditor
Oct 22, 20229 min read


A Review of Bruce Meyer's Toast Soldiers
Inside every writer, there is a child screaming to be heard as innocence slips through her/his blood-stained fingers.
hkreditor
Jul 6, 20225 min read


A Review of Jhilam Chattaraj's Collection of Poems "Noise Cancellation"
In present times, where “the new normal” is changing drastically, the poems are a welcoming read.

Editor
Nov 10, 20214 min read


A Review of Shin Yu Pai's Collection of Poems Virga
It is a comforting, meditative and spiritual book that offers some semblance of solace in these harrowing times.

Editor
Nov 5, 20213 min read


Staring Outwards in All the Directions: A Review on Michelle Cahill’s Poetry Collection Vishvarupa
Cahill’s rendition of Vishvarupa not only looks out into the world, but ambits, and from that sojourn creates something unlimited...

Editor
Oct 4, 20215 min read


A Review of Sanjeev Sethi’s Hesitancies
Sethi shows us the uses of poetry; He also moulds his craft to articulate the wise, rare yet universal verities of life.

Editor
Sep 27, 20213 min read


Lonely Ghosts: Absence as Somethingness in the Works of Viet Thanh Nguyen
To see oneself only as a victim simplifies power and excuses the victim from the obligations of ethical behavior in politics, warfare...

Editor
Sep 23, 202117 min read


Blurring the Line between Fiction and Reality: On Andrew Palmer’s The Bachelor
You’re willing to go with Palmer’s narrator on his existential quest, and entertain his lofty meta-critiques on contemporary culture.

Editor
Aug 21, 20216 min read


The English Professor Who Linked Literature to World Politics
Brennan is convincing in his rendering of a self-critical intellectual who opened the world’s mind to the impact of language and art.

Editor
Jul 4, 20215 min read


Prologue to Someone's Always Watching You
It must be said from the outset that Mac Aogáin’s writing is beyond classification.

Editor
Jun 6, 20215 min read


Oh, Yes it Will
Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America brings us to now, the intersectionality of the historical and present.

Editor
May 8, 20216 min read


Double Chiaroscuro: A Review of Balzac’s Lives by Peter Brooks
Double Chiaroscuro: A Review of Balzac’s Lives by Peter Brooks

Editor
May 5, 20215 min read


A Guide and an Almanac
by John Liddy Kieran Beville opens his book with the appropriate chapter heading, “Making a Start,” and some advice from Stephen King:...

Editor
Apr 4, 20216 min read
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