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hannahlee's review
4.0
A really engaging little volume of poetry given to me by my friend who lived in Singapore for a while. I especially enjoyed the "Mrs T" poems near the middle of the book, with their somewhat more conversational and very personal feel, but I really liked all the pieces, which were self-aware, referential, and often clever without being overbearing. I would like to read more of Hao's work!
jeeleongkoh's review
3.0
Hyperlinkage is Tse Hao Guang's first book of poems. There is intelligence here, both in the handling of the subject matter and in the lyricism of the voice. The poems in the voice of a Mrs. T (a figure presumably based on the poet's mother) are observant and musical. Tse wears the feminine voice lightly and convincingly. The poems inspired by the Internet (the hyperlinkage in the book's title) are far less moving, to me. They seem overly cerebral and calculated. What is Michiko Kakutani to him? The second-to-last poem "Frangipani" is a stunner, however. The poet is experimenting with different methods in this debut, as he should, and I very much hope that he will find the right one for his talent.
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