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Some Kind of A Mood

by Yuen Che Hung 阮志雄

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  • This poetry book is a collection of English poems written in the 80s in Hong Kong and London by HK storyteller Yuen Che Hung aka Uncle Hung. The written poems are split into 2 sections and three selected poems followed with music performed by three independent HK musicians: Wilson Tsang, Sze Ka Yan and Wong Hin Yan which enhances the reading experience. This musical session is captured in a cassette tape as a salute to the 80s and is uniquely attached to the book cover.

    British-Chinese bookbinding artist Anh Tran serendipitously created the cover art when she experimented with weaving upcycled plastic bags collected from a London market.

    An edition of 300 is produced for this unique poetry publication. Published by Small Tune Press, February 2021.


    這本詩集是由香港「講古佬」阮志雄(又稱雄仔叔叔)在80年代於香港和倫敦兩地所撰寫的英文詩歌。 這些詩分為兩部份,當中有3首詩由雄仔叔叔朗讀,並伴隨著由三位香港獨立音樂家:史嘉茵、曾永曦、黃衍仁演奏的音樂,邀請讀者經歷獨特的閱讀之旅。 這些音樂附在書套上的卡式磁帶裡,成為書本的一部份。

    來自倫敦的華裔書籍裝釘藝術家陳邦英,在不久前嘗試以回收來的塑料袋作編織,演譯了她跟雄仔叔叔的「偶然的相遇」並成為本書的封面及封套。

    本詩集共製作了300份。由Small Tune Press在2021年2月出版及發行。

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Am I on the wrong train Have I lost my schedule Tell me Am I too early Or too late Too early The sun is not up yet Too late The moon irredeemable Where is the train master Can he give me up-to-date information Offer me a map On which I can read my fate like a palm Have I got an invalid ticket Or there is a valid one Void destination Abandoned terminal Should I get off now Or should I ride on Where is the next stop But if I don’t have a passport Why is the train so empty While it’s full of echos I can see no scenery through the window Only the reflection of my abortive past It’s cold in a one-man cabin Show me to the warm seat of your smile I doubt if the train’s still on the track Two silvery fingers of happiness Am I on the wrong train Tell me Am I too earrly Or too late
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I talk to the wall The wall is gentle Opening up all its pores Like a sympathetic ear It absorbs each and every word And becomes heavy I talk to the night The night is gentle Gathering my words A season of harvest It then gets heavy And starts to rain When I am alone When I have to write These useless poems Instead of being with you I talk to myself I am gentle My arms and legs, they listen And understand distance They also become heavy And fall into tangled-up gestures
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When we say we have no word that means we have a lot to say a well beneath the moon A beach swept by the wind we have no word means we have one word say, love how tiny is it or how wide, how tall is the prison wall how one word reaches you your ear drum your heart in a song, a murmur of million people on the street brothers and sisters we have no word means we have one word love until you return to us yours
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This poetry book is a collection of English poems written in the 80s in Hong Kong and London by HK storyteller Yuen Che Hung aka Uncle Hung. The written poems are split into 2 sections and three selected poems followed with music performed by three independent HK musicians: Wilson Tsang, Sze Ka Yan and Wong Hin Yan which enhances the reading experience. This musical session is captured in a cassette tape as a salute to the 80s and is uniquely attached to the book cover.

British-Chinese bookbinding artist Anh Tran serendipitously created the cover art when she experimented with weaving upcycled plastic bags collected from a London market.

An edition of 300 is produced for this unique poetry publication. Published by Small Tune Press, February 2021.


這本詩集是由香港「講古佬」阮志雄(又稱雄仔叔叔)在80年代於香港和倫敦兩地所撰寫的英文詩歌。 這些詩分為兩部份,當中有3首詩由雄仔叔叔朗讀,並伴隨著由三位香港獨立音樂家:史嘉茵、曾永曦、黃衍仁演奏的音樂,邀請讀者經歷獨特的閱讀之旅。 這些音樂附在書套上的卡式磁帶裡,成為書本的一部份。

來自倫敦的華裔書籍裝釘藝術家陳邦英,在不久前嘗試以回收來的塑料袋作編織,演譯了她跟雄仔叔叔的「偶然的相遇」並成為本書的封面及封套。

本詩集共製作了300份。由Small Tune Press在2021年2月出版及發行。

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Small Tune Press is an independent art publisher focused on producing small edition art books and zines for artists, designers and writers, covering the process of creating, editing, designing, producing and distribution.

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