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Issue 85 (October 2025): Special Feature “Reparation”

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞—◎ Tammy Lai-Ming Ho (editorial) ◎ Sara Maria Hasbun (two poems) ◎ Marc Nair (one poem) ◎ Matt Reeck (one poem) ◎ Tanveer Anjum (one poem, trans. Carol Blaizy D’Souza) ◎ Willow Sommer (one poem) ◎ JM Zorrilla (two poems) ◎ Su Yun (one poem) ◎ elin o’Hara slavick (one poem)…

Issue 83 (May–June 2025): Special Feature “Grown-Up Baby”

CONTRIBUTORS to the GROWN-UP BABY feature of Hong Kong-based Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine 聲韻詩刊: ◎ Nathaniel Wong ◎ Nguyen Hoang Gia Bao ◎ Yan Lin ◎ S. K. Kelen ◎ Fathima M ◎ Kim Bumanlag ◎ Ed Wade ◎ Jennifer Wong ◎ David Raphael Israel ◎ Ben Keatinge ◎ Kristen Cantor ◎ Andrew Barker…

Issue 82 (March–April 2025): Special Feature “Involution”

CONTRIBUTORS to the INVOLUTION feature of Hong Kong-based Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine 聲韻詩刊: Euri Carreon ◎ Martin Kovan ◎ Zhang Er (trans. Joseph Donahue) ◎ Quenntis Ashby ◎ Pinky Ho ◎ Hongwei Bao ◎ Desmond Francis Xavier Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé ◎ Donna Pucciani ◎ Dave Drayton ◎ S. K. Kelen ◎ David Raphael Israel ◎…

Issue 81 (January–February 2025): Special Features “Lying Flat” and “Frame”

𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝑉𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 & 𝑉𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑀𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑒 聲韻詩刊: ○ Tammy Lai-Ming Ho (editorial) ○ Lian-Hee Wee (one poem) ○ Ilaria Maria Sala (two poems) ○ Sanjeev Sethi (two poems) ○ Elizabeth Switaj (two poems) ○ Rogelio Jenson Jr. (two poems) ○ Zheng (Moham) Wang (one poem) ○ Amy Lee…

Issue 80 (November–December 2024): Special Feature “Dystopia”

𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝑉𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 & 𝑉𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑃𝑜𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑀𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑒 聲韻詩刊: ○ Tammy Lai-Ming Ho (editorial) ○ Lian-Hee Wee (one poem) ○ Ilaria Maria Sala (two poems) ○ Sanjeev Sethi (two poems) ○ Elizabeth Switaj (two poems) ○ Rogelio Jenson Jr. (two poems) ○ Zheng (Moham) Wang (one poem) ○ Amy Lee…

Issue 78 (July–August 2024): Special Feature “Flood”

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 featured in the FLOOD section in Issue 78 of 聲韻詩刊 Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine—Shinnen Johann Cahandig ◎ Meenakshi Palaniappan ◎ Ilias Tsagas ◎ Vernon Daim ◎ Roy Fong ◎ James M. Fajarito ◎ Arvin Narvaza ◎ Florence Ng ◎ Isidoro M. Cruz ◎ Aimee Faunillan Abella ◎ Deirdre Camba ◎ Raiza F. Cabugwang

Issue 77 (May 2024): Special Feature “Peace”

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 featured in the PEACE section in Issue 77 of 聲韻詩刊 Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine—Tzveta Sofronieva (two poems) ◎ Steven Schroeder (two poems) ◎ Iya Kiva (one poem; translated from the Ukrainian by Yevgeniya Kanyshcheva) ◎ Ko Than Htun (two poems, translated by Charlie Robertshaw and Nwe Nyo) ◎ Luisa A. Igloria (two poems)…

Issue 75 (January 2024): Special Features “Outsiders” and “Whale”

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 featured in the OUTSIDERS section — Anca Vlasopolos (two poems) ◎ Melona Grace Mascariñas (one poem) ◎ Eric Abalajon (two poems) ◎ Gayle Dy (one poem) ◎ B.B.P. Hosmillo (two poems) ◎ Gabrielle Tse (two poems) ◎ Anna Yin (two poems) ◎ Ben Keatinge (one poet) ◎ Woo Sai Nga (one poem, translated from…

Issue 73 (September 2023): Special Feature “Intervention”

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 featured in the INTERVENTION section in Issue 73 of 聲韻詩刊 Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine—Lucas Klein (two poems) ​​◎ Audrey Lin (one poem) ◎ Teresa Korondi (a poem sequence, translated by Gili Haimovich and Teresa Korondi) ◎ Chandra Gurung (two poems) ◎ Dylan Parkin (one poem) ◎ Deborah H. Doolittle (four poems) ◎ John…

Issue 72 (July 2023): Special Feature “Crossings”

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 featured in the Crossings section in Issue 72 of Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine—Tammy Lai-Ming Ho (editorial) ◎ Eliot Weinberger ◎ Andrea Lingenfelter ◎ Michael Stalcup ◎ Gloria Au Yeung ◎ Keziah Cho ◎ Arthur Solway ◎ Arthur Solway ◎ Ankur Jyoti Saikia ◎ Noel Christian Moratilla ◎  Jhio Jan Navarro ◎ Jonathan Chan…

Issue 71 (May 2023): Special Feature “Neighbourhood” Part 2

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 featured in the Neighbourhood section in Issue 71 of Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine — Tammy Lai-Ming Ho (editorial) ◎Yu Xuanji (five poems, trs. Lucas Klein) ◎ Derek Chung (four poems, trs. May Huang) ◎ Collier Noges (one poem) ◎ Jennifer Wong (one poem) ◎ Chris Song (one poem) ◎ Ben Keatinge (one poem)…

Issue 70 (April 2023): Special Feature “Neighbourhood” Part 1

CONTRIBUTORS featured in the Neighbourhood Part 1 section in Issue 70 of Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine 聲韻詩刊 — Tammy Lai-Ming Ho (editorial) ◎ Shirley Geok-lin Lim (two poems) ◎ Sam Lang (one poem) ◎ Joshua Ip (three poems) ◎ PCardinal (one poem) ◎ Sushma Joshi (one poem) ◎ Carol D’Souza (one poem) ◎ Hongwei…

Issue 69 (February 2023): Special Feature “Beginnings”

CONTRIBUTORS featured in the Beginnings section in Issue 69 of Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine 聲韻詩刊 —◎ Chris Song (Canada/Hong Kong, one poem) ◎ Josh Lefkowitz (USA, one poem) ◎ Alistair Noon (Germany, two poems) ◎ Shirley Geok-lin Lim (USA, three poems) ◎ David Anuar (Mexico, one poem), trans. by Nitya Rayapati ◎ Juan Carlos…

Issue 68 (December 2022): Special Feature “Departures”

CONTRIBUTORS featured in the Departures section in Issue 68 of Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine 聲韻詩刊: Tammy Lai-Ming Ho (editorial), Chris Song 宋子江 (one poem), trans. by Lucas Klein ◎ Louise Law 羅樂敏 (one poem), trans. Jacqueline Leung ◎ Zhou Jun 周珺 (one poem), trans. Anna Yin ◎ Anna Yin (one poem) ◎ Greer Mansfield…

Issue 65 (June 2022): Special Feature “Cruel Spring”

CONTRIBUTORS featured in the Cruel Spring section in Issue 65 of Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine: Du Fu 杜甫, trans. by Lucas Klein ◎ Andre Aniñon ◎ Piera Chen ◎ Micha erlou 47, trans. by Chris Song ◎ Melvin Tan ◎ Sam Cheuk ◎ Dave Drayton ◎ Ben Keatinge ◎ Raphael Coronel ◎ Cheng Tim…

Issue 64 (April 2022): Special Feature “Wall”

CONTRIBUTORS featured in the Wall section in Issue 64 of Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine: Oliver Farry ◎ Andre Magpantay ◎ Hunny Laurente ◎ Matt Turner ◎ Vinci Yung ◎ Aiden Heung ◎ Marsha McDonald ◎ Lamberto E. Antonio, trans. Ramzzi Fariñas ◎ Low Kian Seh ◎ F. Jordan Carnice ◎ David W. Landrum ◎…

Issue 63 (February 2022): Special Feature “Boar”

CONTRIBUTORS featured in the Boar section in Issue 63 of Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine: Cleo Adler ◎ Lian-Hee Wee ◎ Wendelin Law ◎ Andrew Barker ◎ Ilaria Maria Sala ◎ David W. Landrum ◎ Marc Nair ◎ Alistair Noon ◎Jhilam Chattaraj ◎ Robert Hogg ◎ Simone Sales ◎ Ramzzi Fariñas ◎ Andre Magpantay ◎…

Issues 59-60 (June to August 2021): Special Feature “Mirror”, “Myanmar”

【Mirror section】CONTRIBUTORS featured in the Mirror section in Issues 59-60 of Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine: Cheng Tim Tim ◎ Wing Yau ◎ Jeff William Acosta ◎ Wendelin Law ◎ Hsien Min Toh ◎ Hsien Min Toh ◎ Liswindio Apendicaesar ◎ Aimee Faunillan Abella ◎ Jhio Jan A. Navarro ◎ Juan Carlos Felipe G. Montenegro…

Issue 58 (March-May 2021): Special Feature “Other”

【Distance section】CONTRIBUTORS featured in the OTHER section in Issue 58 of Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine: Tammy Lai-Ming Ho (editorial) ◉ Paul Lobo Portugés (one poem) ◉ Polchate (Jam) Kraprayoon (one poem) ◉ Ian Salvaña (one poem) ◉ Louise Leung (one poem) ◉ Lian-Hee Wee (one poem) ◉ Nay Thit (two poems, translated from the…

Issues 57 (January-February 2021): Special Feature “Distance”

【Distance section】Contributors to DISTANCE—Jhio Jan A. Navarro (one poem) ◉ Lian-Hee Wee (one poem) ◉ Joshua Ip (one poem) ◉ Andrew Barker (two poems) ◉ Neryhs Wo (two poems) ◉ Tom Chan (one poem) ◉ Andrew Sutherland (one poem) ◉ Leo Fernandez Almero (two poems) ◉ Zoria April (one poem) ◉ May Chong (one poem)…

Issues 56 (November-December 2020): Special Feature “Home”

【Home section】Tammy Lai-Ming Ho (editorial) ◉ Christine Vicera (one poem) ◉ Lydia Kwa (one poem) ◉ Sam Cheuk (one poem) ◉ Kate Larsen (one poem) ◉ Gary Lai (one poem) ◉ Jonathan Chan (two poems) ◉ Brady Riddle (two poems) ◉ Alessandro Rolandi (one poem) ◉ Aiden Heung (two poems) ◉ Stephanie Han (two poems)…

Issues 54-55 (July-October 2020): Special Feature “Masks”

CONTRIBUTORS featured in the MASKS section: Tammy Lai-Ming Ho (editorial) ◉ Lucas Klein (translator of Xi Chuan) ◉ Xi Chuan (four poems) ◉ Gianluca Costantini (illustrations) ◉ Koel Chu (one poem) ◉ Chris Song (one poem) ◉ Jason S Polley (one poem) ◉ Martha Fox (one poem) ◉ Jon Ng (two poems) ◉ Sara F. Costa (one…

Issue 53 (May 2020): Special Feature “Virus”

POETS featured in the VIRUS section: Tammy Lai-Ming Ho (Hong Kong, editorial) ● Lian-Hee Wee (Hong Kong) ● Joshua Ip (Singapore) ● Steven Schroeder (United States) ● Elizabeth Kate Switaj (Marshall Islands) ● Joel Pablo Salud (Phillippines) ● David Raphael Israel (United States) ● Aiden Heung (United States via Tibet) ● Frank Dullaghan (Kuala Lumpur via Ireland) ● Cheng Tim Tim (Hong Kong) ● F.…

Issue 52 (March 2020): Special Feature “Bullet”

POETS featured in the BULLET section: Alfonso Manalastas ◍ Dennis Andrew S. Aguinaldo ◍ Dongli Liang ◍ Gavin Yuan Gao ◍ Ralph Fonte ◍ Tom Chan ◍ Koel Chu ◍ Shawn Hoo ◍ Paolo Tiausas ◍ Alan Wong ◍ Andrew Barker ◍ Piera Chen ◍ Paul Lobo Portugés ◍ Dave Drayton ◍ Emmanuel Lacadin ◍ Siobhan Hodge ◍ Noel Christian A. Moratill ◍ Shikhandin ◍ Nerisa…

Issue 51 (January 2020): Special Feature “Emergency”

POETS featured in the EMERGENCY section: ◉ Reid Mitchell (three poems) ◉ Lian-Hee Wee (one poem) ◉ Gino P. Paradela (two poems) ◉ Eli Hsieh (one poem) ◉ Paul Lobo Portugés (two poems) ◉ Jacqueline Leung (one poem) ◉ Jason S Polley (one poem) ◉ Alan Jefferies (one poem) ◉ Jennifer Anne Eagleton (one poem) ◉ John Leake ◉ Dongli Liang (two poems)…

Issue 50 (November 2019): Special Feature “Estrangement”

POETS featured in the ESTRAGEMENT section: Anes Ahmed ◍ Rayji de Guia ◍ Julienne Maui Castelo Mangawang ◍ Sithuraj Ponraj ◍ Clare Chai ◍ Papa Osmubal ◍ Angeli Lacson ◍ Quenntis Vernonn Ashby ◍ Cheng Tim Tim ◍ Paul Lobo Portugés

Issue 49 (September 2019): Special Feature “Coffee”

POETS featured in the COFFEE section: Marc Nair ◍ Barnali Ray Shukla ◍ Andrew Barker ◍ Euginia Tan ◍ Victoria Walvis ◍ Papa Osmubal ◍ Victoria Crawford ◍ Niccolo Rocamora Vitug ◍ Mary Chydiriotis ◍ Yi Feng ◍ Vernon Daim ◍ Donna Pucciani

Issue 47 (May 2019): Special Feature “Loneliness in the City”

POETS featured in the LONELINESS IN THE CITY section: Anatoly Kudryavitsky ◍ DS Maolalai ◍ Mariel Alonzo ◍ Rubén Antonio Sánchez ◍ Marc Jeff Lañada ◍ Rohith ◍ Papa Osmubal ◍ Thomas Leonard Shaw ◍ Ankur Agarwal ◍ R. Gerry Fabian ◍ Jamie Wang ◍ Vernon Daim ◍ Leo Fernandez Almero ◍ Jocelyn Li Sin…

Issues 45-46 (March 2019): Special Features “Ecopoetry”, “Intercourse & Intertextuality”

POETS featured in the Ecopoetry section: Craig Santos Perez ◍ Bernard Kean Capinpin ◍ KIng Llanza ◍ Marc Nair ◍ Lian-Hee Wee ◍ Andrew Barker ◍ Thomas Leonard D. Shaw ◍ Anurak Saelaow ◍ Stephen Page ◍ John Oliver Ladaga ◍ Cheng Tim Tim ◍ Gino Pastoriza Paradela ◍ Sally Dellow ◍ Susan Lavender ◍Kevin Cowdall ◍ Lian Sing ◍ Crispin Rodrigues ◍ James Walton ◍ Vinita Agrawal ◍ Michael Liaw ◍ Akin Jeje ◍ Rodrigo Dela Peña Jr. ◍ Grace Wong ◍ Jim Pascual Agustin ◍ Joan Gelfand ◍ Paola Caronni ◍ Loren Goodman POETS featured in the INTERCOURSE & INTERTEXTUALITY section: Stvenson George ◍ Matt Turner ◍ Lucas…

Issue 44 (November 2018): Special Feature “1818”

POETS featured in the 1818 section: Joshua Ip ◍ Anthony Tao ◍ Lian-Hee Wee ◍ Rebecca Ng ◍ Eileen Chong ◍ Kenneth Pobo ◍ Andrew Barker ◍ Lydia Kwa ◍ Akin Jeje ◍ Steven Schroeder ◍ Jade Hui ◍ Cheng Tim Tim ◍ David W. Landrum ◍ Stvenson George Tupas ◍ Lune Loh ◍ Ankush Banerjee…

Issue 43 (September 2018): Special Feature “Young Voices”

POETS featured in the YOUNG VOICES section: Christian S. Baldomero ◍ Troy Cabida ◍ Jessica Chan ◍ Cheng Tim Tim ◍ Lawdenmarc Dacamora ◍ Tiny  Diapana ◍ Shehzar Doja ◍ Dave Drayton ◍ Juan Miguel Estocio ◍ Angela Gabrielle Fabunan ◍ Pinky Ho ◍ Priyanka Kapoor ◍ Rachel Mendis ◍ Gino Pastoriza Paradela ◍ Mayumi Paras ◍ Zoria Petkoska ◍ Phoebe Poon ◍ Rohith ◍ Mitsu Sahay ◍ Jaime Santirso ◍ Aishwarya Shrivastav ◍…

Issue 42 (July 2018): Special Feature “Vigil”

POETS featured in the VIGIL section: Lian-Hee Wee ◍ Susan Lavender ◍ Phoebe Poon ◍ Cheng Tim Tim ◍ Kate Rogers ◍ Tijana Zderic ◍ Adam Radford ◍ Antony Huen ◍ Cherry Rao ◍ Reid Mitchell ◍ B.B.P. Hosmillo ◍ Isabela Banzon ◍ Alvin Pang ◍ Iain Lim Jun Ru ◍ Gino Paradela ◍ Isabelita Orlina Reyes ◍ Luisa A. Igloria ◍ Majeed Amjad ◍Huzaifa Pandit ◍ Jamie Wang ◍ Christian Benitez ◍ Jeremy Fernando ◍ Céline Coderey Editorial: We Cannot Afford…

Issue 41 (May 2018): Special Feature “Food”

POETS featured in the FOOD section: Leung Ping-kwan ◍ Giovena Songwenjia Wang ◍ Michael Anthony Ingham ◍ Eileen Chong ◍ Jun Pang ◍ Alistair Noon ◍ Ana Padilla Fornieles ◍ Jason S Polley ◍ Nguyễn-Hoàng Quyên ◍ Danton Remoto ◍ Belle Ling ◍ Zoria Petkoska Kalajdjieva ◍ Phoebe Poon ◍ Michael Tsang ◍ Sithuraj Ponraj ◍ Lawrence Pettener ◍ Cheng Tim Tim ◍ Nicole…

Issues 39-40 (March 2018): CHA Tenth Anniversary Special Feature

Editorial: Varied and Plenty: Ten Years of Cha Poetry and a New Beginning at Voice & Verseby Tammy Lai-Ming Ho The first issue of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal {asiancha.com} was published in November 2007. Some months before that, my co-editor Jeff Zroback and I put together a very simple Call for Submissions webpage featuring a photograph entitled…


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