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HY

HY was born in Hong Kong and now lives and writes in Sydney, Australia.

Place of birth: Hong Kong

The home I loved is no longer No, it was not war that bombed the buildings Nor famine that made the people hunger Nor plagues though there was sickness We thrived through colonisation now a type of chill settled, spreading …

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(de)face

Chinese people have a concept of ‘face’ somewhere between reputation and fancy airs and just as invisible and omnipresent Growing up in Australia I struggled with the faces to put on the invisible prison of expectation and differences in values …

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Royalty

for Bella twilight is crowning the hills gum trees stripped back to ghostflesh the crossroad is abandoned car radio harmonising I drum my fingers on the dashboard heartbeat a steady bass accompanying the caramel smoky sun that anoints your profile …

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