Hongwei Bao (he/him)
@queercomrades.bsky.social
Queer East Asian writer and academic based in Nottingham, UK; author of The Passion of the Rabbit God (Valley Press), Self-Portrait as a Banaba (Poetic Edge) and Queering the Asian Diaspora (Sage).
Thrilled to share my work at the launch event of New Nottingham Journal at Nottingham Central Library. Congratulations to the team for the brilliant work and thanks to the audience for the support!
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Thrilled to share my work at the launch event of New Nottingham Journal at Nottingham Central Library. Congratulations to the team for the brilliant work and thanks to the audience for the support!
Pleased to be part of this special issue of Open Gender Journal. It's bilingual (German and English) and open access. Please check out the wonderful articles (and my poetry). opengenderjournal.de/issue/view/s...
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Pleased to be part of this special issue of Open Gender Journal. It's bilingual (German and English) and open access. Please check out the wonderful articles (and my poetry). opengenderjournal.de/issue/view/s...
It's my great pleasure to introduce the queer Asian American film '1 Girl Infinite' at @broadwaycinema Nottingham as part of this year's @queereast Festival. All welcome! Book tickets from the Broadway website. www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/que...
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It's my great pleasure to introduce the queer Asian American film '1 Girl Infinite' at @broadwaycinema Nottingham as part of this year's @queereast Festival. All welcome! Book tickets from the Broadway website. www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/que...
Thanks to @geeksout.bsky.social for this wonderful interview about my book Queering the Asian Diaspora (@sagepublications). www.geeksout.org/2025/10/24/i...
October 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Thanks to @geeksout.bsky.social for this wonderful interview about my book Queering the Asian Diaspora (@sagepublications). www.geeksout.org/2025/10/24/i...
I'm delighted to be supporting Robert Hamberger, a poet whose works I admire, at Five Leaves Bookshop for a queer poetry night next Wednesday evening the 22nd. I will be reading from my new poetry collection Self-Portrait as a Banana (Poetic Edge Publishers). All welcome!
October 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I'm delighted to be supporting Robert Hamberger, a poet whose works I admire, at Five Leaves Bookshop for a queer poetry night next Wednesday evening the 22nd. I will be reading from my new poetry collection Self-Portrait as a Banana (Poetic Edge Publishers). All welcome!
If you are in Paris on 24-26 October, please don't miss Chinese queer artist Xiayadie's exhibition. His works depict rural and working class queer lives using the traditional artform of papercutting. They are simply stunning!
blindspotgallery.com/exhibition/a...
blindspotgallery.com/exhibition/a...
October 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
If you are in Paris on 24-26 October, please don't miss Chinese queer artist Xiayadie's exhibition. His works depict rural and working class queer lives using the traditional artform of papercutting. They are simply stunning!
blindspotgallery.com/exhibition/a...
blindspotgallery.com/exhibition/a...
Read Tara Singh’s reflections on how a hybrid launch event for their poetry pamphlet demonstrated how accommodating access needs goes beyond helping the individual: it’s a form of community care. beyondthespectrum.uk/access-is-co...
October 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Read Tara Singh’s reflections on how a hybrid launch event for their poetry pamphlet demonstrated how accommodating access needs goes beyond helping the individual: it’s a form of community care. beyondthespectrum.uk/access-is-co...
The new book has arrived! So excited to hold it in my hands! poeticedgepublishers.com/hongwei-bao/
October 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The new book has arrived! So excited to hold it in my hands! poeticedgepublishers.com/hongwei-bao/
'This book stands as a highly significant contribution, marking a paradigm shift in China-Africa studies from a primary focus on geo-economics to cultural politics' (Na Liu, Journal of Transcultural Studies) Read the book review here: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
September 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
'This book stands as a highly significant contribution, marking a paradigm shift in China-Africa studies from a primary focus on geo-economics to cultural politics' (Na Liu, Journal of Transcultural Studies) Read the book review here: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Thrilled to announce that my new poetry collection Self-portrait as a Banana (Poetic Edge) is out now. Please order your book online amzn.eu/d/0GOtbOo
September 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Thrilled to announce that my new poetry collection Self-portrait as a Banana (Poetic Edge) is out now. Please order your book online amzn.eu/d/0GOtbOo
It is my great pleasure to be part of the @newearththeatre theatremakre academy plus with seven other East and Southeast Asian theatremakers to create a showcase evening at @brumhippodrome. Photo credit: Vanisha Adatia. www.birminghamhippodrome.com/new-earth-th...
September 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
It is my great pleasure to be part of the @newearththeatre theatremakre academy plus with seven other East and Southeast Asian theatremakers to create a showcase evening at @brumhippodrome. Photo credit: Vanisha Adatia. www.birminghamhippodrome.com/new-earth-th...
Book your free ticket for the online book launch of my poetry collection Self-Portrait as a Banana, 10 October. All welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
September 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Book your free ticket for the online book launch of my poetry collection Self-Portrait as a Banana, 10 October. All welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
It was a great pleasure to chat with Alan Hollinghurst about his Lammy Award shortlisted novel Our Evenings @picadorbooks
). Thank @waterstonesnotts for hosting this event and all the audience members for the participation and support!
). Thank @waterstonesnotts for hosting this event and all the audience members for the participation and support!
September 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It was a great pleasure to chat with Alan Hollinghurst about his Lammy Award shortlisted novel Our Evenings @picadorbooks
). Thank @waterstonesnotts for hosting this event and all the audience members for the participation and support!
). Thank @waterstonesnotts for hosting this event and all the audience members for the participation and support!
‘By bringing diasporic Asia into critical dialogue with queer theory, his argument disrupts normative assumptions about belonging, intimacy, and political solidarity.’ Thank Dr Fang Fang for her generous review of Queering the Asian Diaspora (
@sagepub.com ) in Asian Affairs.
@sagepub.com ) in Asian Affairs.
September 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
‘By bringing diasporic Asia into critical dialogue with queer theory, his argument disrupts normative assumptions about belonging, intimacy, and political solidarity.’ Thank Dr Fang Fang for her generous review of Queering the Asian Diaspora (
@sagepub.com ) in Asian Affairs.
@sagepub.com ) in Asian Affairs.
Hi, everyone. You are warmly invited to the online launch of my new poetry collection Self-Portrait as a Banana on 10 October. It's a free event but registration is essential. Hope to see you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1671793572...
September 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Hi, everyone. You are warmly invited to the online launch of my new poetry collection Self-Portrait as a Banana on 10 October. It's a free event but registration is essential. Hope to see you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1671793572...
Excited to see my short story ‘Americano’ published in the latest issue of Under the Radar. Thank the @ninearchespress.bsky.social editor for the support! Lots of wonderful poetry, fiction and review here: ninearchespress.com/magazine
July 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Excited to see my short story ‘Americano’ published in the latest issue of Under the Radar. Thank the @ninearchespress.bsky.social editor for the support! Lots of wonderful poetry, fiction and review here: ninearchespress.com/magazine
Online Talk: Building an LGBTQIA+ Friendly Nottingham
🗓️ Tuesday 30 July | 🕓 4:00pm – 5:00pm | 💻 Online via YouTube
🗓️ Tuesday 30 July | 🕓 4:00pm – 5:00pm | 💻 Online via YouTube
July 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Online Talk: Building an LGBTQIA+ Friendly Nottingham
🗓️ Tuesday 30 July | 🕓 4:00pm – 5:00pm | 💻 Online via YouTube
🗓️ Tuesday 30 July | 🕓 4:00pm – 5:00pm | 💻 Online via YouTube
BCSN and CNIW Online Poetry Reading Event: free and online. All welcome!
July 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
BCSN and CNIW Online Poetry Reading Event: free and online. All welcome!
'Murmurations' is an evening of poetry, audio art and visual storytelling 'exploring and mapping the queer contours of Nottingham'. The event will take place at City Arts on the evening of 17 June. Free event, no booking is needed, and everyone is welcome! city-arts.org.uk/event/22881/...
June 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
'Murmurations' is an evening of poetry, audio art and visual storytelling 'exploring and mapping the queer contours of Nottingham'. The event will take place at City Arts on the evening of 17 June. Free event, no booking is needed, and everyone is welcome! city-arts.org.uk/event/22881/...
The inaugural issue of the New Nottingham Journal is open for submissions. Send your best work of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, long-form journalism and translation by 27 June. www.newnottinghamjournal.com/about
May 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The inaugural issue of the New Nottingham Journal is open for submissions. Send your best work of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, long-form journalism and translation by 27 June. www.newnottinghamjournal.com/about
Pleased to see Queering the Asian Diaspora at @gaystheword.bsky.social in London.
May 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Pleased to see Queering the Asian Diaspora at @gaystheword.bsky.social in London.
A wonderful discussion with Maz Koshika-Morris about Queering the Asian Diaspora at @thecommonpress.bsky.social last night. Thank everyone for the support!
May 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
A wonderful discussion with Maz Koshika-Morris about Queering the Asian Diaspora at @thecommonpress.bsky.social last night. Thank everyone for the support!
Looking forward to tomorrow's discussion with Maz Koshika-Morris about queer Asian identity and culture at the Common Press in London. All welcome! www.outsavvy.com/event/27123/...
May 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Looking forward to tomorrow's discussion with Maz Koshika-Morris about queer Asian identity and culture at the Common Press in London. All welcome! www.outsavvy.com/event/27123/...