Flèche, Mary Jean Chan wellness speaking English enthusiastically if eccentrically

speaking English enthusiastically if eccentrically

Her role is to work as a 'bridge': living with

his attachment guarantees his place in this rigid world of the elite

her whispered words galvanize its people to grow and change

This edition includes an interview with the author

Flèche, Mary Jean Chan wellness speaking English enthusiastically if eccentricallyPOETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATION Flche (the French word for arrow) is an offensive technique commonly used in fencing, a sport of Mary Jean Chans young adult years, when she competed locally and internationally for her home city, Hong Kong. This cross linguistic pun presents the queer, non white body as both vulnerable (flesh) and weaponised (flche), and evokes the difficulties of reconciling ones need for safety alongside the desire to shed ones