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WRITIng

Catherine writes poems, songs, and recently even a solo show!

​Get in touch to watch the trailer for the solo show happening at A Pinch of VAULT and Brighton Fringe this year!

selected poetry

​Learning to Love Hong Kong

because it has the most extraordinary skyline.

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because the Victoria Harbour calms the night view

because star ferries gently sail

and because of islands situated in between.

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because you see mountains rather than the tallest buildings.

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because I am walking on HK Island

I take old fashioned trams

as well as that tram ding ding to the stunning Peak

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becaue I have seen banners on top of the Lion Rock

because there exists the spirit of fellow Hongkongers

because I have heard people shouting in yellow umbrellas in Admiralty

because in unity we have sung.

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But I see the brightest lights in a bigger city.

I hear the loudest broadway and jazz music

it calls me.

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Because I once matched the rhythm of the crowd

but my footsteps go faster than the people

because of my desire to see beyond the population

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because I have loved this lovely city

but also because our spirit is to never give up

I have to move on.

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Because I have loved here

​I shall return.

"​In an Alternate Universe,
I Don't Want to Live in Hong Kong"

© 2021 by Catherine Li

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