Atomic Heart

032 - Atom C brings up his alter ago. The poem 'Canopy' by Emily Berry fits the mood. My place is open and you can always write me at atom@atomicheart.fm. This episode is dedicated to Alicia. 

031 - A shoutout to my former poetry mentor A.F. Moritz who introduced me to the poems of Octavio Paz. Today I gave a try to reading Paz's famous poem 'The Broken Water-Jar'. My place is here and you can write me here: atom@atomicheart.fm Cheers~ Atom C.

030 - Do I have to write about family? How do you write about that? Instead of writing the thing, can I take the emotion and dress it up with words that match the thing shivering inside? This was the first time I read a Paul Celan poem out loud, even though I once had a girlfriend who collected his poetry books. I think I did okay. Anyways, here's my place and you can write me if you want atom@ato...

029 - Yes, I'm learning to eat poetry. While clicking around my favourite online literary journals, I was struck by 'Here is the Logic I Have Maintained in Observing My Home' by the Emilie Menzel, and decided to read it to you. Here's my place and you're free to write me: atom@atomicheart.fm | Wish you well, Atom C. 

028 - I've recently learned the word 'ekphrasis'. In the spirit of studying poetry, today I read you '13 ways of looking at a Blackbird' by Wallace Stevens. My place is here and you can also write me at atom@atomicheart.fm | Cheers, Atom C.

027 - How do I write in my native Cantonese and do I identify as an Asian-Canadian writer? 'Night Ferry' is a delicious piece by Phoebe Wang. Her poetry contains a healthy portion of lexical gems. I love her works. Anyways, here's my place . -Atom C.

026 - Breathe. I came across 'August in Waterton, Alberta' by Bill Holm while reading Annie Lamott's 'Bird by Bird'. Can I hear failure? I think I do. In the early mornings, awake and lying in bed with the windows slightly opened. Anyways, here's my place . To your own self be kind. -Atom C

025 - How do I collect words as a poet? This is what I was thinking when I read you this poem by CK Williams. Find me here .

024 - Where do I stand between poet and fiction writer? As I stand on this grayish pond, I came across this Margaret Atwood poem in which she pays tribute to Raymond Chandler. Where do they stand? Anyways, here's my place . Be well. 

023 - Where are you going? A question we ask ourselves the same way it was asked by A.A. Milne. Find me here . Be well.

022 - And so we visit Katherine Mansfield, my literary idol.

021 - Sherwood Anderson doesn't have the most garnished prose but his exploration of loneliness truly resonates. 

020 - From now on we will read you prose pieces from masterpiece short stories. And yes, it might have been after reading 'Dubliners' that decided solidly to write a short story collection. 

019 - I wrote this ahead of a dinner date... to put into words the anxiety I was feeling about how best to present myself. Sometimes I'm here and I do check my email: atom@atomicheart.fm

018 - Still operating on lost time and I'm not proud of it.

017 - This piece was written on Oct 1, 2020. It recounts a moment that happened to me during last year's pro-democracy protests.  My place is here and I love reading emails: atom@atomicheart.fm Cheers, Atom C

016 - Atom C reads a love letter documenting the triumphs and struggles of a day in the writer's life.  This is his place and this is his mail box: atom@atomicheart.fm

015 - Atomic Heart is back. Atom plans to resume the program with a more authentic delivery. As always, it‘s a work in progress. The experiment aspect is never lost. Home is here . 

014 - Inspired by the old airport and the broken bridge that leads towards it. Inspired, also, by remnants of Orhan Pamuk following the end of a relationship. 

013 - What does the romantic temperament say to the face of tyranny? This piece doesn't answer the question. It was inspired by a song that called up an image of the moon. It's another piece from the collection of 17 pieces titled 'If You Happen To Be Swimming in the Same Ocean'

012 - Victoria Harbour is the (sadly cliched) image that comes to mind when most people think of Hong Kong. That‘s where we go “I found that what I had desired all my life was not to live - if what others are doing is called living - but to express myself.” - Henry Miller

011 - It happened in mid-October last year when I started scribbling away this piece that's become the opening piece to a collection of 17 pieces titled 'If You Happen To Be Swimming in the Same Ocean'. Or should I call it 'drowning'?

010 - This is Dream 11 of 17 from Atom C's collection of surrealist pieces to be published in print later this year. Enioy.

009 - Part of an exercise where I loop a song and start writing from the image that conjures itself. Part of a collection of 17 pieces soon to be given a title.

008 - It puts the protagonist on the upper deck of a bus traveling very slowly.