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Decline and Fall
QLRS Vol. 25 No. 1 Jan 2026

Contents

Editorial
On the impending death of poetry.

Poetry

Terminal
by Tan Jing Min

April Four
by Justin Andrew Cruzana

Ground Control to Major Tom
by Akanksha Raja

duplex to the viet auntie at the mixed-rice stall
by Dinh Cao Tue

Telltale
by Jerrold Yam

Casebearers
by Zou Tangming

Source of Leak
by Chelsey Keith Ignacio

Short Stories

The Flat with the Chopping Sounds in Sham Shui Po
by Tammy Ho Lai-ming

Three Flash Fiction Pieces
by Tong Kit Han

A Guarantee
by Ryan Kwek

Moving
by Patrick Sagaram

Baby No Money
by Dominic Dayta

Essays

Afterlife To-Do List
Jacqueline Chang on the world's saddest project plan.

Running from Yagi
Joyan Tan on traversing Laos in a typhoon.

Appropriating the Canon: Nan Z. Da’s Lear and Chinese Modernity
Tammy Ho on The Chinese Tragedy of King Lear.

Criticism

This Is Not a Drill
Dylan Kwok reviews Annie Jacobsen.

A Fully Realised Debut for the Disenfranchised
Jonathan Chan reviews Wahid Al Mamun.

Twilight Visions
Philip Holden reviews Yeng Pway Ngon.

Of Rightness, Restraint and the Rainforest
Shelly Bryant reviews Hai Fan.

Interviews

Proust Questionnaire: 17 questions with Zhang Ruihe

QLRS Vol. 25 No. 1 Jan 2026

EDITED BY
Chief/Poetry: Toh Hsien Min
Short Stories: Yeow Kai Chai
Essays: Stephanie Ye
Criticism: Yong Shu Hoong
Interviews: Yeow Kai Chai and Yong Shu Hoong
Technical (non-editorial): Alvin Pang

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