Blog Tag - poetry

Fenia G. Shares What To Expect at Spittoon's 10th Birthday
This Thursday (May 29) at 8pm, the Spittoon Literary Collective is celebrating its 10th birthday at Celestial with a variety of music, storytelling,...
Spittoon Turns 10: Celebrate With Literature and Music
Beijingers, mark your calendars for next Thursday (May 29). Spittoon is turning 10! Founded in 2015 by English expat poet and musician Matthew Byrne...
National Poetry Month: Five Beijingers Share Their Faves
April is National Poetry Month in the US, and while we here in Beijing are, of course, an international group, we thought it would be nice to take...
We Met in Beijing: Join Anthony Tao’s Poetry Book Launch (May 21)
Anthony Tao is no stranger to us here at the Beijinger, however for those readers who are unfamiliar, Tao is a Beijing-based poet and writer born in...
Poet Fenia G. On Her Book SPOUT Ahead of Book Launch Tomorrow (Dec 2)
Poet and spoken word artist Fenia G. will be holding her poetry book launch for SPOUT: A Poetry Memoir tomorrow (Dec 2) at Golden Weasel at 4pm. A...
Spittoon Turns Eight Plus Eighth Issue of Spittoon Literary Magazine Launched
It has been a long time coming but Spittoon Literary Magazine Issue Eight is here. Plus this year the magazine launch has been perfectly coordinated...
Join Poet Ed Steele’s Second Book Launch This Weekend (May 20)
Beijing-based Australian poet Ed Steele will be launching his second book, titled 24 SEASONS, this coming Saturday (May 20) at 4corners. Steele is a...
Join Hopelessly Tatiana To Celebrate and Learn This Black History Month
Last year Tatiana, the creator of the Hopelessly Tatiana podcast, organized a month-long calendar of daily activities, events, discussions and more...
A Chat With Louis Dowling Ahead of his Poetry Book Launch on Oct 1
They say the third time's the charm, and fingers crossed this is the case for poet Louis Dowling’s poetry book launch, which has been rescheduled...
With Spittoon Finally Able to Hold Events Again, Here’s a Little Bit of Background on the Literary Group
Literary fans of Beijing, it is time to celebrate! Spittoon is back with their first live reading event since Beijing’s semi-lockdown put an end to...
Poems and Other Fun Stickers Brighten Up Two-Meter Spacing Lines at Testing Sites
Residents of a community in Haidian District recently discovered the mundane spacing lines on the ground had been replaced by stickers displaying...
Solar Terms 101: Guyu, The Rain For The Crops And The End of The Spring
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 节气 jiéqì solar terms based on seasonal changes and natural phenomenon. They play an...
Mandarin Monday Get Ready for Qingming with These Classic Poems
Tomorrow (Apr 5) is Qingming Festival so we decided to bring you two famous ancient Chinese poems about the festival. The first one, by Tang Dynasty...
Mandarin Monday: Spring Poetry to Celebrate World Poetry Day
After last week’s surprise temperature plummet and unexpected snow fall, surely spring is finally on the way? Well, Mar 20 is actually the Sping...
Mandarin Monday: What Did Elon Musk Just Post?
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing learning tips, fun and practical phrases, and trends....