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ABSTRACT: This paper considers the site of Hong Kong as a growing one for works of the imagination. This globalized financial centre with its many contradictions and anomalies may yet be tamed by writing; and, in process of which, may arrive at a more definite sense of identity. As a sample of Hong Kong poetry in English, works of some local poets are introduced here, and these poems are included in the final section. Four poems by Louise Ho are included in the appendix to the paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers criticism of the poems by Robert Brooke. Brooke's description of the sensations of viewing the Rockies in one of his travel papers is provided. His poems reflect his view of life as a fleeting, restless, dizzying, rapturous and evanishing experience. The article notes that Brooke's poetry is concerned with the fruits of existence and not its flowers.