Portraits in White planning & research and moments when the poet

and moments when the poet is suddenly anchored in appreciation for “the ever-flowing fullness of the world

unearthing human stories in poignant detail

campaigning for re-election as US President

and Albert’s great love and saviour

Portraits in White planning & research and moments when the poetAfter the Chinese Civil War, the Kuomintang imposed authoritarian rule on Taiwan in the name of anticommunism. The White Terror, as martial law and state repression were known, would last for decades, casting a pall of uncertainty and fear over Taiwanese societyand its legacies still haunt Taiwan today. Kaori Lai's Portraits in White explores everyday life under the White Terror, illuminating how the violence of martial law pervades even the most