tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post2014330162773948523..comments2023-10-25T15:17:50.019+01:00Comments on .: Lantern Review reviews CHA: AN ASIAN LITERARY JOURNAL, ISSUE 12Asian Chahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02584092946474224488noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-30571601325511756982010-11-15T18:07:53.465+00:002010-11-15T18:07:53.465+00:00Can I interject briefly? I think it's very pre...Can I interject briefly? I think it's very pretty and Whitmanian to believe we're past labels (how nice if I weren't still a "minority writer"), but that's a grave underestimation/dismissal of the situation and leads to insincere writing. Once you're aware of the water you swim in, you can never again pretend to not know; you can reject the water, but that's as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-24815554839236328202010-11-14T07:22:33.205+00:002010-11-14T07:22:33.205+00:00Oh, that's sad; I hope people there get to kno...Oh, that's sad; I hope people there get to know about Cha. By the way, I noticed a grave typo in my comment; I meant "icky weather," not "spiffy weather"!Ankurhttp://chastaff.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/ankur-agarwal/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-76953904582406095262010-11-14T06:22:33.349+00:002010-11-14T06:22:33.349+00:00That is true, Ankur --- we don't receive enoug...That is true, Ankur --- we don't receive enough submissions from those places you mentioned.Asian Chahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02584092946474224488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-47423065407983196222010-11-14T04:21:37.085+00:002010-11-14T04:21:37.085+00:00Asia, in particular, is a lot more than a mere geo...Asia, in particular, is a lot more than a mere geographical entity; it has been the crossroads of civilization. I don't see how one could define "Asianness" exactly; probably, the only way I could start defining it is by way of excluding certain very specific voices or experiences. A girl talking about how they had a spirit week in their spiffy high school while the weather outside Ankurhttp://chastaff.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/ankur-agarwal/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-1259274042681028692010-11-11T17:48:17.234+00:002010-11-11T17:48:17.234+00:00Freudian slip perhaps: I meant "... should no...Freudian slip perhaps: I meant "... should not blame any Asian authors..."Nicholas Wongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-70850859650702620862010-11-11T17:29:50.690+00:002010-11-11T17:29:50.690+00:00The Asian-ness of the text versus the Asian-ness o...The Asian-ness of the text versus the Asian-ness of the author. We wouldn't think of this tension 30 or 40 years ago when globalization was something unheard of, and there's no easy answer to that. In fact, do we need an answer? I am not sure if editors in all 'Asian' journals really want to foreground Asian-themed works upon reviewing, but it is true that such works may stand a Nicholas Wongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543800328042656312.post-66094341305167013442010-11-11T16:40:36.731+00:002010-11-11T16:40:36.731+00:00Where does Asia begin
Where does Asia end
Are the ...Where does Asia begin<br />Where does Asia end<br />Are the Asians<br />Living in other countries<br />Still Asian<br />What of half bloods<br />Like Kim-An Liberman<br />Is she disqualified<br /><br />To me it feels like Art<br />Or Poetry or Love<br />Setting boundaries<br />Seems too analytical<br />Missing the spirit<br />The feelings <br />and sensuality<br />That speaks to the heart<br /><Yamabukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16453024777549263299noreply@blogger.com