Sara F. Costa is a Portuguese poet. She has published five poetry collections in Portugal. Her latest book won the international award “Glória de Sant’Anna” for best poetry book published in Portuguese speaking countries in 2018. She has an MA in Intercultural Studies: Portuguese/Chinese from Tianjin Foreign Studies University. Her verses have been translated into several languages and featured in literary journals all across the world. In this episode she reads and discusses her poem, 'The Psychotic Architecture'. This poem can be found in the Chinese New Year 2019 edition of the ASPZ magazine which is themed - 'Sanity'.

David Marshall is a poet and teacher based in London. While living in Shanghai he helped to co-found 'A Shanghai Poetry Zine'.  In London he runs a teacher's writing group and continues to write, mostly about topics that interest him.  His work has been published in 'Ghost House Review', 'A Shanghai Poetry Zine' and 'Ink, Sweat and Tears'.  In this episode he reads and discusses his poem 'Crossings and Memory'. This poem can be found in the November 2016 edition of the ASPZ magazine, which is themed - 'Crossings'.

In this episode we will meet the poet Patrick Schiefen and discuss his poem, ‘Morning Routine’ from the Spring 2019, ‘Sanity’ edition of the ASPZ magazine.

In this episode we meet the ASPZ poet Brady Riddle, listen to his reading of his poem 'Somewhere, once called home' and join a discussion of the poem between Brady and our presenter, Chris Nash

In this episode we meet the ASPZ poet Frances Khan Lin, listen to her reading her poem 'Buried under an Almond Tree' and join a discussion of the poem between Frances and our presenter Chris Nash.

ASPZ is the leading international poetry & visual arts magazine in China, aiming at full speed to become a publication spread over the many Chinese cities and also abroad. It seasonally publishes works in its elegant magazine based on themed calls for submissions. 

ASPZ is also involved in many projects that aim at diffusing poetry and arts and creating a new Chinese-Western renaissance. This podcast is one of these precious projects. 

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