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March 31, 2023

A Bad Girl’s Book of Animals by Wong May

What a badass title. This a reissue of Wong May’s poetry collection, first published in 1969 (!) in the US. Before I go into how her work makes me feel (and it does evoke FEELS), I’m very intrigued by Wong May herself. In her case, it feels like reading her work is reading her and to know her work, you must know her. Please read the foreword!!   Wong May hails from Chongqing, China, spending her formative years in Singapore, attending Chinese-medium schools before going on to major …

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