Chris Song
@chrissonghk.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Associate Chair @UTSCLanguage @UTSC East Asian Studies @UofT; Editor @Babel_FIT @vvpoetryhk; Poet; Translator.
My talk on “Writing Poetry in the Age of AI” at the Chinese University of Hong Kong!
February 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
My talk on “Writing Poetry in the Age of AI” at the Chinese University of Hong Kong!
@tingguowrites.bsky.social's book talk on 27 Jan (Tuesday) at @utsc.utoronto.ca!
January 27, 2026 at 5:29 AM
@tingguowrites.bsky.social's book talk on 27 Jan (Tuesday) at @utsc.utoronto.ca!
Reposted by Chris Song
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Chris Song offers a rigorous meditation on the 𝐹𝑙𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑒 字花 Issue 118 cover controversy, where a grieving teenager’s image appeared without consent. @chrissonghk.bsky.social
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:29 PM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Chris Song offers a rigorous meditation on the 𝐹𝑙𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑒 字花 Issue 118 cover controversy, where a grieving teenager’s image appeared without consent. @chrissonghk.bsky.social
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
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My new essay on @asiancha.bsky.social, in which I reflect on a recent controversy surrounding Fleurs des lettres 字花, a major Hong Kong Sinophone literary magazine, and what it reveals about consent and ethics in contemporary literary publishing. Read here: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
[ESSAY] “A Face, a Cover, a Failure: Fleurs des lettres Issue 118 Cover Controversy” by Chris Song
Editor’s note: Chris Song offers a rigorous meditation on the Fleurs des lettres Issue 118 cover controversy, where a grieving teenager’s image appeared without consent. Reading the intervent…
chajournal.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:22 AM
My new essay on @asiancha.bsky.social, in which I reflect on a recent controversy surrounding Fleurs des lettres 字花, a major Hong Kong Sinophone literary magazine, and what it reveals about consent and ethics in contemporary literary publishing. Read here: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
Blatant plagiarism of University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) professor Ting Guo’s book for a talk at Yale University!
This looks wildly similar to my book. 1) who at Yale invited him 2) will anyone challenge him at the talk?
macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
macmillan.yale.edu/eastasia/eve...
The Burdens of Love in Public Discourse in China
Thu, Jan 29 2026, 4:30 - 6pm |
macmillan.yale.edu
January 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Blatant plagiarism of University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) professor Ting Guo’s book for a talk at Yale University!
Looking forward to reading my poems about Toronto with AG and the open mic at Shab-e She'r (Poetry Night) — Canada’s most diverse and brave reading series! 明天晚上朗誦我的多倫多詩抄!
Event Poster: Ghazaleh Zarrinzadeh
Link to the event on Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/1CCzRq...
Event Poster: Ghazaleh Zarrinzadeh
Link to the event on Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/1CCzRq...
January 20, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Looking forward to reading my poems about Toronto with AG and the open mic at Shab-e She'r (Poetry Night) — Canada’s most diverse and brave reading series! 明天晚上朗誦我的多倫多詩抄!
Event Poster: Ghazaleh Zarrinzadeh
Link to the event on Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/1CCzRq...
Event Poster: Ghazaleh Zarrinzadeh
Link to the event on Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/1CCzRq...
Great discussions at the MLA in Toronto while having so many other thoughts and worries on my mind…
January 11, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Great discussions at the MLA in Toronto while having so many other thoughts and worries on my mind…
Great discussions at the MLA in Toronto while having so many other thoughts and worries on my mind…
January 11, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Great discussions at the MLA in Toronto while having so many other thoughts and worries on my mind…
My new essay on Hong Kong-based poet James Shea's book, Last Day of My Face, on @asiancha.bsky.social! chajournal.com/2025/12/12/l...
[ESSAY] “𝐿𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝐷𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑦 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑒, Past Light of a City: Reading James Shea and Hong Kong” by Chris Song
茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS Editor’s note: In Chris Song’s essay, James Shea’s Last Day of My Face (University of Iowa Press, 2025) is read in relation to Hong Kong as b…
chajournal.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
My new essay on Hong Kong-based poet James Shea's book, Last Day of My Face, on @asiancha.bsky.social! chajournal.com/2025/12/12/l...
Reposted by Chris Song
[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘] In Chris Song’s latest essay, James Shea’s 𝐿𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝐷𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑦 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑒 (Iowa University Press, 2025) is read in relation to Hong Kong as both a lived city and a literary space. @chrissonghk.bsky.social
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2025/12/12/l...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2025/12/12/l...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘] In Chris Song’s latest essay, James Shea’s 𝐿𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝐷𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑦 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑒 (Iowa University Press, 2025) is read in relation to Hong Kong as both a lived city and a literary space. @chrissonghk.bsky.social
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2025/12/12/l...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2025/12/12/l...
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Reposted by Chris Song
[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘] In Chris Song’s latest essay, James Shea’s 𝐿𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝐷𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑦 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑒 (Iowa University Press, 2025) is read in relation to Hong Kong as both a lived city and a literary space. @chrissonghk.bsky.social
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2025/12/12/l...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2025/12/12/l...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘] In Chris Song’s latest essay, James Shea’s 𝐿𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝐷𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑦 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑒 (Iowa University Press, 2025) is read in relation to Hong Kong as both a lived city and a literary space. @chrissonghk.bsky.social
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2025/12/12/l...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2025/12/12/l...
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Reposted by Chris Song
📣we have a new episode - the very first Shicha episode in English!📣
@tingguowrites.bsky.social talks to Myung-Sahm Suh on the global Christian right, religion and modern Korea!
open.spotify.com/episode/574D...
@tingguowrites.bsky.social talks to Myung-Sahm Suh on the global Christian right, religion and modern Korea!
open.spotify.com/episode/574D...
#20 全球基督教右翼 & 宗教與現代韓國｜Global Christian Right & Religion and Modern Korea
open.spotify.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
📣we have a new episode - the very first Shicha episode in English!📣
@tingguowrites.bsky.social talks to Myung-Sahm Suh on the global Christian right, religion and modern Korea!
open.spotify.com/episode/574D...
@tingguowrites.bsky.social talks to Myung-Sahm Suh on the global Christian right, religion and modern Korea!
open.spotify.com/episode/574D...
Reposted by Chris Song
We also discussed @helenjinkim.bsky.social ‘s Race for Survival: How #ColdWar South #Korea Shaped American #Evangelical Empire!
📣we have a new episode - the very first Shicha episode in English!📣
@tingguowrites.bsky.social talks to Myung-Sahm Suh on the global Christian right, religion and modern Korea!
open.spotify.com/episode/574D...
@tingguowrites.bsky.social talks to Myung-Sahm Suh on the global Christian right, religion and modern Korea!
open.spotify.com/episode/574D...
#20 全球基督教右翼 & 宗教與現代韓國｜Global Christian Right & Religion and Modern Korea
open.spotify.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We also discussed @helenjinkim.bsky.social ‘s Race for Survival: How #ColdWar South #Korea Shaped American #Evangelical Empire!
Join @ShabeSherTO #Poetry #OpenMic Jan 20, 2026 to hear featured #poets me & #AG + share a #poem in any #Language #SpredTheWord #diversity #courage #SpokenWord #community #solidarity facebook.com/share/1CCzRqUD…
November 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Join @ShabeSherTO #Poetry #OpenMic Jan 20, 2026 to hear featured #poets me & #AG + share a #poem in any #Language #SpredTheWord #diversity #courage #SpokenWord #community #solidarity facebook.com/share/1CCzRqUD…
Looking forward to Dr. Jessica Tsui-yan Li’s talk on her new book on Eileen Chang’s #張愛玲 self-translation at the Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library 利銘澤典宬 @rclchkl with our postdoctoral fellow Dr. Yiwen Liu!
November 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Looking forward to Dr. Jessica Tsui-yan Li’s talk on her new book on Eileen Chang’s #張愛玲 self-translation at the Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library 利銘澤典宬 @rclchkl with our postdoctoral fellow Dr. Yiwen Liu!
Backreading Hong Kong: An Annual Symposium will be held at Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library 利銘澤典宬 on the coming Monday and Tuesday! The theme of this year is "Anglophone & Sinophone"! Program: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/dls/node/844
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Backreading Hong Kong: An Annual Symposium will be held at Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library 利銘澤典宬 on the coming Monday and Tuesday! The theme of this year is "Anglophone & Sinophone"! Program: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/dls/node/844
Received a positive interim review toward tenure! Grateful for everyone’s support that made this possible and most of all to Ting! Half way through.
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Received a positive interim review toward tenure! Grateful for everyone’s support that made this possible and most of all to Ting! Half way through.
Reposted by Chris Song
Super excited to see #Decolonzing Chinese History published in Taiwan! Congratulations @dgtam86.bsky.social @catielila.bsky.social!!
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Super excited to see #Decolonzing Chinese History published in Taiwan! Congratulations @dgtam86.bsky.social @catielila.bsky.social!!
Great news! Our Bloomsbury Handbook of Modern Chinese Literature in Translation achieved its paperback edition! www.bloomsbury.com/us/bloomsbur...
November 1, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Great news! Our Bloomsbury Handbook of Modern Chinese Literature in Translation achieved its paperback edition! www.bloomsbury.com/us/bloomsbur...
Particularly fruitful in acquiring UTSC fundings this year! Just got both the Departmental Research Fund and the Working Group Grant for research related to the Sinophone and translation, in addition to the Jackman Humanities Institute Working Group Grant for “Hong Kong-Canada Connections”!
November 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Particularly fruitful in acquiring UTSC fundings this year! Just got both the Departmental Research Fund and the Working Group Grant for research related to the Sinophone and translation, in addition to the Jackman Humanities Institute Working Group Grant for “Hong Kong-Canada Connections”!
My English translation of #LiuYichang’s #劉以鬯 “Riot” 動亂 is now published in @asiancha.bsky.social! 📷 Read it here: chajournal.blog/2025/10/23/r...
#Translation #HongKongLiterature #LiuYichang #ChaJournal #ChrisSong #Riot #HongKongFiction #TranslationMatters #香港 #香港文學
#Translation #HongKongLiterature #LiuYichang #ChaJournal #ChrisSong #Riot #HongKongFiction #TranslationMatters #香港 #香港文學
[EXCLUSIVE] “Riot” by Liu Yichang, Translated by Chris Song
Chris Song’s Note: Liu Yichang’s 劉以鬯 (1918–2018) short story “Riot” 動亂, set against the backdrop of the 1967 Hong Kong Riots, is a hauntingly experimental meditation on violence, urban aliena…
chajournal.blog
October 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
My English translation of #LiuYichang’s #劉以鬯 “Riot” 動亂 is now published in @asiancha.bsky.social! 📷 Read it here: chajournal.blog/2025/10/23/r...
#Translation #HongKongLiterature #LiuYichang #ChaJournal #ChrisSong #Riot #HongKongFiction #TranslationMatters #香港 #香港文學
#Translation #HongKongLiterature #LiuYichang #ChaJournal #ChrisSong #Riot #HongKongFiction #TranslationMatters #香港 #香港文學
Reposted by Chris Song
[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍] We're delighted to announce the publication of the latest entry in “Hong Kong Fiction in Translation”, by the section’s founder, @chrissonghk.bsky.social, who translated Liu Yichang’s story “Riot.”
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/23/riot
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/23/riot
October 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍] We're delighted to announce the publication of the latest entry in “Hong Kong Fiction in Translation”, by the section’s founder, @chrissonghk.bsky.social, who translated Liu Yichang’s story “Riot.”
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/23/riot
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/23/riot
Reposted by Chris Song
[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍] We're delighted to announce the publication of the latest entry in “Hong Kong Fiction in Translation”, by the section’s founder, @chrissonghk.bsky.social, who translated Liu Yichang’s story “Riot.”
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/23/riot
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/23/riot
October 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍] We're delighted to announce the publication of the latest entry in “Hong Kong Fiction in Translation”, by the section’s founder, @chrissonghk.bsky.social, who translated Liu Yichang’s story “Riot.”
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/23/riot
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/23/riot
My new editorial publication, Buoy: IPNHK 2025, with #BeiDao, Lucas Klein , and Yiting He! 新編著出版！《浮標：香港國際詩歌之夜2025》（與 #北島、柯夏智、何依亭合編）！
October 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My new editorial publication, Buoy: IPNHK 2025, with #BeiDao, Lucas Klein , and Yiting He! 新編著出版！《浮標：香港國際詩歌之夜2025》（與 #北島、柯夏智、何依亭合編）！