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Eileen Chong
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Poet. Author of 11 books, most recently
🌸 We Speak of Flowers (UQP, 2025) 🌸
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Why yes I am a poet 😆
An exquisitely carved nephrite brush pot, depicting scenery of trees and lakes A grouping of four objects for a scholars table: a nephrite brush rest in the shape of a mountain, a brush with a nephrite accent below the hairs, a nephrite ink stone and a plain nephrite brush rest Another exquisitely carved object: a brush washer made out of possibly jadeite with interesting carvings of animals An exquisitely carved, very lifelike looking dog who is lying down with his front paws crossed. It appears to be mounted onna wooden stick which is meant for weighing papers down.
October 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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September 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Just reupping a link to bystander intervention tips in case you witness any racist attacks. Please, don’t stand by and say nothing. Victims need support in the moment. You could change someone’s experience forever if you practice active bystander behaviour.

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eileenchongpoet.bsky.social Eileen Chong @eileenchongpoet.bsky.social · Jul 7
My heart is still pounding an hour after, it’s awful to witness such behaviour & even worse to be on the receiving end, it is not ok that people treat other people like this. If you witness this kind of stuff please don’t ignore it. Make our communities safe for all.

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The 5Ds of Bystander Intervention - Right To Be
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September 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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My new baby 🐱 she has the same haircut as I do 😂😂😂
A tabby and white kitten meowing on the other side of a glass door The same cat rolling over on the ground to show her belly A very cute cat cradled in someone’s arms. The pattern on its forehead looks like it has a fringed hairstyle. Eileen Chong is cradling the kitten in her arms. The kitten looks happy and relaxed.
September 20, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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We also visited the site of the Uchiyama Bookstore which was a frequent haunt of Lu Xun’s. This is a bookshop still, 1927. When the staff heard that I was a writer they welcomed me home (‘你回家了‘) and gifted me a book of poems in Chinese. I was so touched I cried.
A sign outside the 1927 bookshop stating that it was the former site of the Uchiyama Bookstore. A photograph of the second room of the 1927 bookstore preserved to showcase some first edition books and artefacts of Lu Xun. A photograph of a table with traditional cane chairs and a tea-set on the table. In the background on the shelves are copies of Lu Xun’s books and periodicals. A photograph of Eileen Chong standing holding a book of poems gifted to her by the bookshop.
September 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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The writings of Lu Xun have been a touchstone for me throughout the years. To be at the site of his grave was overwhelming. A literary pilgrimage come true.
Eileen Chong is posing in front of a sculpture of the Chinese writer Lu Xun. She is pretending to smoke a cigarette because the writer has been captured smoking his signature cigarette. A photograph of a postcard of the cover of the Chinese writer Lu Xun’s book, 野草, Wild Grass. A photograph of a garden in which a bronze statue of the Chinese writer Lu Xun has been erected. It is his grave memorial site. A photograph of the actual grave of Lu Xun.
September 14, 2025 at 4:04 AM