"True East" (poem) appearing in Cordite Poetry Review

My poem was selected by the guest editor for a no-theme issues of Cordite Poetry Review, Claire Gaskin.

"True East" is probably my longest published poem, divided into three sections.
It is dedicated to John Ashbery (though written before he passed away that year, 2017, when I was Utrecht for a conference. 

I has a lot of Ashberyesque one-liners and couplets, such as:

The zabuton is just a pillow to sit on,
nothingness just the Eucharist unplugged.



I saw the boy slinking first
and the board was on it.


May his face shine upon you
so of course they smile.

And:

Grab the bar at the back of the bike, not me.

Marriage lasts lifetimes of untimeliness
set up, more if you think it might pan out.

http://cordite.org.au/poetry/notheme8/true-east/

Roman Pasca's interview with me about Japanese Poetry and Its Publics now on New Books Network

Thank you Roman!

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https://newbooksnetwork.com/dean-anthony-brink-japanese-poetry-and-its-publics-from-colonial-taiwan-to-fukushima-routledge-2018/

SF short story "The Scarlatti" now out in Helios Quarterly

I am thrilled that my story "The Scarlatti" is appearing in Helios Quarterly with some great contemporary short story writers: H. Pueyo, D. A. Xialin Spires (and with a story set in Taiwan!), and Lee Forsythe. 

Helios Quarterly is available here:
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Eroticized Materiality and Postcolonial Agency in Pierre Guyotat’s Algerian Works, in Erotic Literature in Adaptation and Translation

Juniper Berry Oatmeal Cookies with Cranberries, Raisins, and Almonds

These are the best cookies I’ve ever baked, though they definitely have an adult tinge to them. My other half wants me to bake a big batch for Chinese New Year at her folks—something to talk about.

Preheat oven to 350°F/170°C (more or less, with some of these computerized ovens, not much choice).

INGREDIENTS

A-Mix (dry)

First combine in mortar and pestle:

• 2-3 tablespoon juniper berries
• ¾ cup / 100g cane sugar

Begin with small amount of sugar to use as a grinding powder for the moist dry berries.

Then mix together with:

• 1 cup / 125g cake flour
• 1 cup / 125g quick oats
• 1 cup / 125g slivered almond
• 1 cup / 125g roughly chopped cranberries
• ½ cup / 60g raisins
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1½-2½ teaspoon cinnamon

B-Mix (wet)

Whisk until opaque and almost fluffy:

• 1 egg (medium-large to large) beaten
• 1 cup / 125g olive oil
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Mix A-Mix and B-Mix with a strong big spoon (I used a steel ladle-like one to press down on the oat-and-flour mix to make sure the olive oil is absorbed).

Squish tight into balls (of equal size) for coherency and squish down on buttered cookie sheet or baking paper.

Bake for 10-15 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies, until slightly brown or to taste.

Cool on rack.

(References: https://sortedfood.com/recipe/12862/ and https://prettysimplesweet.com/chewy-oatmeal-cookies/)