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    Kaitlin Rees

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    KAITLIN REES translates Vietnamese poetry and makes her own in English sometimes, too. Her translations have appeared in the journals Masque & Spectacle and Asymptote. Her translation of Nhã Thuyên’s book of poems words breathe, creatures of elsewhere was recently published by Vagabond Press. Kaitlin co-edits Ajar literary journal in Hanoi with Nhã Thuyên. Kaitlin’s artwork of poetry called Fragments of an Infinite Dictionary was exhibited in December 2015 in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary.

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    Feb 22, 2016

    Life in Technicolor


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    Life in Technicolor, by Mario Lawi, published in Diverse Indonesia: Next Generation (Feb 22, 2016)

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