Popular Asian Poetry & Fiction
The latest lists of popular Asian poetry and fiction in Eastlit are now ready! As usual we are including the most popular Asian poetry and fiction over the last seven and thirty days. And the all time list is updated too. For the first time we are providing direct links to the pieces in this list of popular Asian poetry and fiction to make viewing them easier.
The poems, prose and artwork can be found from the supplied links or by navigating via the links in the top bar or from in our Eastlit archive. Why not also take a look at some of the other poems, prose and artwork too? We all have different tastes, and let’s be honest, quality does not always mean popularity!
The next issue of Eastlit will be out on November 1.
Please note that we have a policy of excluding all the covers, content pages, contributor lists etc from these statistics.
Popular Asian Poetry & Fiction Last Seven Days
- A Veil of Silk by Jared Angel (June 2014).
- Poem by Preeyakit Buranasin (October 2014).
- The Puppet Tree Artwork by Vasan Sitthiket (October 2013).
- Still Life and Two Other Poems by Anna Yin (August 2014).
- Định Liệt by Matt Martin (October 2014).
Popular Asian Poetry & Fiction Last Thirty Days:
- Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
- Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).
- The Old Hibachi by Peter Mallett (September 2014).
- Dreams of Old Shanghai by Colin W. Campbell (October 2014).
- Turnstile by Iain Maloney (October 2014).
Popular Asian Poetry & Fiction All Time:
- Ishinomaki by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (February 2014).
- The Foreign Man Is Prepared to Take Everything in His Stride by Connla Stokes (July 2014).
- Smoke and Mirrors by Sayantan Ghosh (April 2014).
- The Bicentennial by Cesar Polvorosa Jr. (June 2014).
- Going Back to Emerald Hill by Chew Yi Wei (April 2013).
- The Puppet Tree by Andrew J. West (October 2013).
- Bluebird Island by Pauline Lacanilao (December 2013).
- A Complete Overhaul by Stephen Jordan (March 2014).
- Why I Write by Qui-Phiet Tran (April 2014).
- Day of Valor by Pauline Lacailao (February 2014).
Year on Year Readership Change
- + 46% December 2013 on December 2012.
- +172% January 2014 on January 2013.
- +161% February 2104 on February 2013.
- +242% March 2014 on March 2013.
- +64% April 2014 on April 2013.
- +8% May 2014 on May 2013.
- +69% June 2014 on June 2013.
- +17% July 2014 on July 2013.
- +33% August 2014 on August 2013.
- +21% September 2014 on September 2013.
Top Ten Countries in Alphabetical Order:
- China & Hong Kong
- India
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Vietnam
Cheers and Enjoy.