[W.F. Lantry]

Hey, folks,

The China Issue of Asian Cha is out, and it reads like a who's who of the contemporary art and poetry scene there. Contributors include Ai Weiwei, Arthur Leung, Duo Duo, Meng Lang, Ming Di, Shu Cai, Zang Di, Zhang Er, and many more, including me, with a poem about Zhang Xiaogang's triptych "Forever Lasting Love." Yibing Huang ably curates, Tony Barnstone does translations, Tammy Ho Lai-Ming edits.

You may remember Forever Lasting Love was workshopped here on the deep end, so thanks to all those who commented! The server seems to be getting swamped, so please be patient if it takes a little while to load.

http://www.asiancha.com/index.php

Thanks,

Bill

[Maryann Corbett]

Bill, I'm finally getting time to look in, and it's such a lovely journal I devoutly wish I had something Asian-themed.

[W.F. Lantry]

Thanks, Maryann. They had to move it to a new server, there was so much traffic. Anything with Ai Weiwei in it is going to get some views. Did you see Tony Barnstone's translations? http://www.asiancha.com/content/view/810/299/ Seriously good stuff.

I know they're going to have another issue coming out in fall. I think the deadline is somewhere around 9/15. They're clearly not averse to formal things...

Thanks,

Bill