A friend warned me the other day
Not to write about the zelkova
 
Or I might come back as one
And find myself cut into furniture
 
Just as things start to get interesting.
 
The other day the zelkova warned me
Not to worry about my friends
 
Or I might stay human
 
And find myself cutting furniture
Just as things start to get interesting.

This poem first appeared in Issue 1 (Nov. 2007) of Cha

Asia-Pacific Writers supports S.E.A.Write Festival 2012

Asia-Pacific Writers (AP Writers) will hold its inaugural gathering in Bangkok, Thailand, 5-9 November 2012, to dovetail with this year’s Southeast Asian Writers’ (S.E.A.Write) Festival and Gala Awards.

AP Writers (http://www.apwriters.com) is working with the S.E.A.Write Organising Committee to bring together the 2012 S.E.A. Write award winners with translators, festival directors from around the world, publishing