Performance Poet Blair Reeve Performs (17th November, 2010)

Originally posted on 21st October, 2010.

Women in Publishing Society Hong Kong

Invites you to

participate in an evening

of performance poetry

with

New Zealand performance poet

Blair Reeve

Blair will give us an insight into the whys and wherefores

of live performance poetry when he gets up to strut

his verbal stuff for our next gathering.

Blair Reeve has been reciting performance poetry for fifteen years. From his humble origins in Dunedin through the big smokes of Auckland and Tokyo, Blair ended up in Hong Kong. Blair recites monthly at the Poetry Outloud meetings in the Fringe Club in Central. He has recited his poetry in New York, London, Dublin, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and yet despite wowing international crowds with his unique take on rhythm and meaning, Blair is a shy, humble poet, happy to share his work and inspirations with the man or woman on the street. Come to enjoy some great rhymin’ times as well as the chance to read something rhythmical yourself. If you have written any of your own poetry, please bring it along.

Date: Wednesday, 17th Nov, 2010

Time: 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm

Venue: Hughes Room, Foreign Correspondents’ Club,

2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong

Admission: $100 (WiPS members); $200 (non-members)

Registration: Registration required. EMAIL events@hkwips.org and write ‘poetry’ in the subject line. Payment can be made at the door by cash or cheque made out to “Women in Publishing Society”

Cancellations can only be accepted up to 48 hours before an event. The Hong Kong Women in Publishing Society is a non-profit organization devoted to promoting the status of women in publishing and other industries. It provides networking and training opportunities through events and workshops.

Blaire Reeve's poetry was published in issue#6 of Cha.

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Is Hong Kong a nurturing environment for writers?

What is it like being a writer in a place like Hong Kong? Is it a nurturing environment?

Is Hong Kong a nurturing environment for writers? Absolutely. You just need to open up yourself and participate. However, the city will not be nurturing if you hide in your cubical or apartment.

Hong Kong has so much going on: the Hong Kong Writers' Circle, established in 1991, continues to support local writers and the members of which founded or were and still are members of many other literary groups in Hong Kong; the University of Hong Kong and the City University of Hong Kong are offering Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing programmes; the Hong Kong Women in Publishing Society organises regular events open to the public and The Hong Kong International Literary Festival brings together local and international writers in March in October each year;¹ there are English publishers such as Chameleon Press, Haven Books, Proverse and Signal 8 Press; there are dedicated people who run regular poetry readings at Joyce Is Not Here, Kubrick and Peel Fresco Music Lounge and the group Poetry OutLoud has been around for a long time; there are English publications such as Muse Magazine and Culture that often cover literary elements. Of course, Asia Literary Review, Yuan Yang and Renditions consistently publish excellent creative works over the years.

Writers in the city should take the initiative and connect with other people. And I hope in some small ways Cha is helping foster an encouraging writing environment in Hong Kong as well.

Do check out the newly-launched Hong Kong English Literature Database, prepared by Professor Elaine Ho and her team of contributors from the School of English, the University of Hong Kong. The website contains a rich corpus of anglophone writing about Hong Kong; short summaries and critical comments on more than 100 titles are provided on the site. You can see here for a detailed introduction to the project. Also of relevance is the article "Language Policy, 'Asia's World City' and Anglophone Hong Kong Writing". 

See more questions and answers here. 
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¹Starting from 2012, the Hong Kong International Literary Festival will take place in October.

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An evening with photographer and author Norm Yip

Women in Publishing Society
Hong Kong

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Invites you to learn more about photography

and on following your passion

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Chinese-born-Canadian, Norm received his Bachelor of Arts degree (cum laude) in 1984 at the University of Saskatchewan, and his Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1989 at theUniversity of Toronto. Moving to Hong Kong in 1994, he worked as a project architect for Wong & Tai Associates Ltd and RTKL International Ltd before pursuing his interest in art and photography. In 1999, he co-founded the organization art collective Meli-Melo Artists Alliance (MMAA), to which he curated numerous art exhibitions with artists from Canada, Thailand and Hong Kong. Norm is known for his monochromatic images of the Asian male physique and face, and in 2005 and 2007, he self-published two photography books entitled The Asian Male —1.AM and The Asian Male — 2.AM. Norm has taught photography at Hong Kong's Open University LiPACE and has been a guest lecturer at Hong Kong Art School. Norm's work has appeared in HK Magazine, WHERE, Global Investor and American Express' Centurion magazine. Celebrities he has photographed include Zhang Yimou,Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Destiny's Child and Korean pop-star Rain.

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‘Photography and art are my passion; they gave me purpose to be who I am. This is a chance to share my experience with those that may not have found what they are looking for.'

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Date: Wednesday, 8th September 2010
Time: 6.30 p.m. – 8.30 p.m.
Venue: Hughes Room, Foreign Correspondents’ Club, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong
Admission: $100 (WiPS members); $200 (non-members)
Registration: Registration required. EMAIL events@hkwips.org and write ‘norm yip’ in the subject line. Payment can be made at the door by cash or cheque made out to “Women in Publishing Society”

Cancellations can only be accepted up to 48 hours before an event. The Hong Kong Women in Publishing Society is a non-profit organization devoted to promoting the status of women in publishing and other industries. It provides networking and training opportunities through events and workshops.

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