Why Nicholas Wong is ‘resigned’ about Hong Kong poetry – Still / Loud
“I think the label of ‘Hong Kong’ writer or poet isn’t just a geographical indication. I think it’s that on some level, this location has to have given you the nutrients for writing.”
On Nicholas Wong’s Instagram bio, there is one line of description, two startling words in all caps: “POET RESIGNED”. With his name ubiquitous in the literary scene, he may appear anything but. His poems were recently published in the British literary journal Wasafari and PEN’s Hong Kong 20/20 anthology. Last year, his poetry collection Crevasse won the prestigious Lambda Literary Awards for LGBTQ writing. And on November 4, Wong will be speaking at a Hong Kong International Literary Festival panel on local poetry, along with heavyweights such as Louise Ho, Chris Song and Tammy Ho. “What I mea
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