{"title":"Poetry","description":"Singapore's finest poets can be found here: from pioneers such as Edwin Thumboo and Robert Yeo to more recent award-winning voices such as Marylyn Tan, Cyril Wong and Samuel Lee.","products":[{"product_id":"clear-brightness","title":"Clear Brightness","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected by \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times \u003c\/em\u003eas one of the Best Books of 2012\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/ClearBrightness-Sample_8bfda027-bdb3-4948-98a4-a3f2e13ddf74.pdf?589\" style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn poems that shuttle between Singapore and Australia, award-winning poet Boey Kim Cheng seeks to establish a new senseof self and home on the shifting ground between memory and imagination. A noodle-maker in Melbourne triggers connective threads to the poet’s birthplace. A train crossing over the Johor-Singapore Causeway evokes the dislocating experience of interstitial existence. After six long years, one of Singapore’s greatest modern voices returns with a work of profound insight and erudition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClear Brightness\u003c\/em\u003e has since been selected as an ‘A’-Level literature text in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y5eon9m9064\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Boey Kim Cheng perseveres in drawing poignant bridges between a vanishing past and that ever-indifferent future. Each poem marks a destination that has disappeared, or is disappearing, marked by a sense of both public and intensely personal loss, accumulating in what the poet has himself described as a growing ‘list of the disappeared’—full of heartfelt inventory, difficult reconciliations and a thoughtful compassion. \u003cem\u003eClear Brightness\u003c\/em\u003e is Boey’s best collection yet.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eCyril Wong, author of\u003cem\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza\"\u003eThe Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTen Things My Father Never Taught Me and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“The poems in \u003ci\u003eClear Brightness\u003c\/i\u003e continue the story of the writer’s life in Australia while harking back to the rhythms of his birthplace. The result is verses juxtaposing contrasts such as the Qing Ming grave-cleaning ritual with the menace of a bush fire. Haunting and mesmerising.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Akshita Nanda, \u003ci\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“There is a mellowness to the writing, a new sensuality to sense memories invoked with vivid clarity, and, dare I say it, even clear notes of happiness. The deft interplay of images, drawn from tapestry and music, are a swoonsome delight to read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ong Sor Fern, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e“No other writer from Singapore influences the country’s current batch of poets more than Australia’s new citizen Boey Kim Cheng.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Gwee Li Sui, author and illustrator of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/myth-of-the-stone\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMyth of the Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e“Boey Kim Cheng’s poems gather as they go powerful rhythmical force precisely by being rooted in the specifics of experience and feeling. They are deeply moving for their grand (and sometimes sorrow-shot) amplitude, as they take in the plurality of this breathtaking world.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Judith Beveridge, winner of the Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e“The best post-1965 English-language poet in the republic today.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Shirley Geok-lin Lim, author of \u003ci\u003eAmong the White Moon Faces\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e“There is no denying the power of his poetry, a poetry so often, one feels, energised by its need to break through.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Anne Lee Tzu Pheng, Cultural Medallion recipient for Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e“Boey’s words freeze moments across cities, and landscapes of the mind wedged in different slices of time. The longtime reader will find that the sojourning impulse through his earlier poems now settle into a less restless beat, and the anxious search for home gives way to an acceptance of multiple ones.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Wei Fen Lee, co-editor of \u003ci\u003eCeriph\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCoast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoey Kim Cheng\u003c\/strong\u003e is a multi-award-winning Singapore-born poet, and a 1996 recipient of the National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award. He emigrated to Australia in 1997, but returned in 2013 as one of Nanyang Technological University's writers-in-residence; he is currently Associate Professor in the NTU Division of English. He co-founded \u003ci\u003eMascara Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e in 2007, the first Australian literary journal to promote Asian Australian writing, and in 2013 co-edited the groundbreaking anthology \u003ci\u003eContemporary Asian Australian Poets.\u003c\/i\u003e Boey has published five collections of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eClear Brightness\u003c\/i\u003e (selected by \u003ci\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the Best Books of 2012), as well as \u003ci\u003eBetween Stations\u003c\/i\u003e, a celebrated travel memoir reissued by Epigram Books in 2017. His writing is frequently studied in tertiary and university institutions in Singapore and abroad. \u003ci\u003eGull Between Heaven and Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804280195,"sku":"9789810741822","price":20.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/ClearBrightness-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409048985"},{"product_id":"the-best-of-robert-yeo","title":"The Best of Robert Yeo","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Poet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/SPP-Robert-Sample.pdf?658\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE: Only 4 autographed copies are available, while stocks last!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Yeo is a poet, playwright, novelist and librettist. Regarded as a pioneer of Singapore literature, he was honoured with the prestigious South East Asian Writers Award in 2011 for literary excellence in the ASEAN region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing over 100 poems personally selected by Yeo, including some of his uncollected poems, this volume presents the best of his work and also includes one previously unpublished libretto, \u003cem\u003eKannagi\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is part of the Singapore Pioneer Poets Series. A showcase of the best works by local literary giants, the Singapore Pioneer Poets Series is a must-have collection for all Singapore literature fans, old and new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aIeduDzKVyU\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The wonderful thing is, as a poet working in mid-career at the height of his power, Yeo’s distinctive voice will accompany us into the next millennium, to gently remind us of who we are, where we are, where we have come from and where we are going.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Aaron Lee, \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e, Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“His poems are personal poems, reflections on observed reality. They chronicle the developments of an individual consciousness while at the same time they chronicle the developments of Singapore. The parallelism of the poet and the city is unforced but recurrent. It supplied the implicit trajectory of this selection, and allows the personal to expand into the social, filling out the individual observation to a public record.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eMichael Wilding, Introduction to \u003cem\u003eLeaving Home, Mother\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Yeo's creative talent, indeed, is conspicuously versatile and, accordingly, it is relevant to access, in relation to his poetry, the spread of Robert Yeo's multi-genre output.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— \u003c\/em\u003eSyd Harrex, \u003cem\u003eCRNLE\u003c\/em\u003e Journal, Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“In a way, Robert Yeo is a writer because he is in the right place in the right time. Singapore's dramatic ever-changing history from 1940 is Yeo's history, and because his work constantly mirrors, critiques or applauds what is happening there, it is worth looking at his life, his work and his city's development as interdependent strands, which join to produce the fabric we see on the page.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eGeorge Watt,\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cem\u003eInterlogue Studies in Singapore Literature Volume 5: Robert Yeo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Yeo\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas published poetry and a novel, staged plays, written essays on cultural policy and theatre, compiled anthologies on Singaporean literature and co-written books on the teaching of literature in secondary schools. Currently, he teaches creative writing at the Singapore Management University and mentors in the MAP programme of the National Arts Council. In 1978, he attended the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program and was a Fulbright Scholar in 1995. For more than a decade, from 1977 onwards, he was Chairman of the Drama Advisory Committee which helped to develop theatre in Singapore, especially English-language theatre, and for this work he was awarded the Public Service Medal in 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis collection of poems \u003cem\u003eLeaving Home, Mother\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 1999 and his three connected plays were published in 2001 as \u003cem\u003eThe Singapore Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e. In October 2009, his second libretto titled \u003cem\u003eKannagi\u003c\/em\u003e, a short chamber piece based on an Indian epic poem, with John Sharpley as composer, was staged in Singapore’s Sri Mariamman Temple. His first libretto, a full-length work titled \u003cem\u003eFences\u003c\/em\u003e, also with John Sharpley as composer, will be staged in August 2012. Yeo was awarded the South East Asian Writers Award in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32206394622065,"sku":"9789810718404","price":21.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/SPP-Robert-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409049260"},{"product_id":"the-best-of-edwin-thumboo","title":"The Best of Edwin Thumboo","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Poet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/SPP-Edwin-Sample.pdf?589\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected by the National University of Singapore Faculty of Arts \u0026amp; Social Sciences as one of 85 Landmark Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdwin Thumboo, Emeritus Professor and Professorial Fellow, National University of Singapore, has been involved in Singapore’s literary developments since 1951. A recipient of the Cultural Medallion and numerous other awards for his poetry, Thumboo remains one of Singapore’s most distinguished and widely acclaimed poets to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, for the first time, is a definitive collection that gathers the best of Thumboo’s work. Including his most prominent poem, 'Ulysses by the Merlion', this collection of over 150 poems personally selected by Thumboo celebrates the landmark contribution he has made to Singaporean literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is part of the Singapore Pioneer Poets Series. A showcase of the best works by local literary giants, the Singapore Pioneer Poets Series is a must-have collection for all Singapore literature fans, old and new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aIeduDzKVyU\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“He was at the forefront of Singapore poetry when it was founded and he is at the forefront of Singapore poetry now.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— \u003c\/em\u003eDennis Haskell, Professor of English, Communications and Cultural Studies, University of Western Australia; editor of \u003cem\u003eWesterly\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Edwin Thumboo is an artist with a message. For him, the art of poetry lies in the poet’s technique. Each of his poems is a highly textured, grammatically intricate work of art with multiple layers of meaning and metaphor. Thumboo’s ‘David’ is an example of poetic narrative crafted not just to tell a story, but also to render deeper levels of meaning.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— \u003c\/em\u003eJonathan Webster, Professor and Head, Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics and Director, The Halliday Centre, City University of Hong Kong\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“This passage (from ‘Uncle Never Knew’) bears all the hallmarks of Thumboo’s poetry—the Yeatsian sensibility, the complex world of inner emotion, social awareness, a sense of melancholy, and an alluring stoicism and cosmopolitanism, and the interplay of symbolic geographies.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Wimal Dissanayake, Affiliate Faculty of the Department of Political Science, University of Hawaii; formerly Wei Lun Distinguished Professor, Chinese University, Hong Kong\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“There was Thumboo’s ‘Ulysses by the Merlion.’ I read it and was immediately moved by Thumboo’s profound weaving in and out of history…the poem had touched the mythmaker in me, and I had the genesis of my own response, my own poem in that instant. Yet I walked around with Thumboo for days before I could write…”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Sasenarine Persaud, Guyanese poet, novelist, short story writer, and essayist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“...the ever-renewing Edwin Thumboo, as critically important NOW to safeguarding the truth of his “post-colonial” nation’s creativity against its on-going appropriation by the dominant global order as he was THEN, bearing Singapore through, in the words of Yeats, the pangs of her birth and the uncertainties of her setting forth.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Thiru Kandiah, Adjunct Professor, Curtin University of Technology Australia, formerly Professor of English, University of Peradeniya\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“He has almost single-handedly sought and achieved a necessary transformation of the individual into the collective while preserving the particular energy of his stereotypes. Thumboo successfully articulates the need for a continuity whose meaning must be found not only in the personal but the larger purpose of society.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Ban Kah Choon and Lee Tzu Pheng, Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“For Edwin Thumboo, as for E. M. Forster in India, the testing ground of human conduct is not in the realm of passions, but in the ability of ordinary decent people to become friends and to sustain friendship. That, one would assume from his poetry, is the last refuge and most vital hope of a civilisation that might bridge the differences between Indian, Chinese, Malay and British ways of life.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Bruce Bennett, Emeritus Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“More than any other writer in Singapore, Thumboo has demonstrated his awareness of the roles and responsibilities that poets must take towards the creation of a Singaporean identity and a Singaporean image of itself.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Ee Tiang Hong, Malaysia and Western Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Thumboo writes as a committed Singaporean. He is a poet of skill and maturity whose imagination has clearly been fired by the growth and change that have transformed his homeland…”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Yasmine Gooneratne, Emeritus Professor, Department of English, Macquarie University, Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Thumboo’s language is continually probing, weighing, and clarifying: the poems attempting always to say something, and determined to do so in crisp, taut language.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Lee Tzu Pheng, Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Thumboo has…moved…towards a more public kind of writing which assumes that the ‘voice’ of the poem cannot be hived off from politics, race, a particular linguistic placement at a particular historical point.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Vincent O’Sullivan, Emeritus Professor of English, Victoria University of Wellington\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Edwin Thumboo has travelled the world in search of the missing hinterland—and brought back poems whose complexity is concealed\/revealed through the surface\/depths of the words. The poems are social, historical, spiritual, metaphysical, and mythic: a geography of the collective conscious\/unconscious. And they sing!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Peter Nazareth, Professor of English \u0026amp; Advisor to the International Writing Program, University of Iowa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“From the very start Thumboo’s has been a powerful voice — one which lingers and demands attention: each poem contains gems which together form an inimitable filigree of literary excellence.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Kirpal Singh, Director, Wee Kim Wee Centre, Singapore Management University \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Thumboo’s variations on the lyric mode are held together by an integrative vision focused on two themes: the interpenetration of the personal by the historical imagination, and the role of friendship in the private and public realms. Myth, symbol, allusion, fable, and anecdote all are harmonised by the overarching consistency of these twin concerns.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Rajeev Patke, Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“…the poems which strike the deepest chord are those the poet delves into a moment in time and place and brings it vividly alive, plunging the reader, like a bold immigrant, into the embrace of a wondrously new context.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Stephanie Yap,\u003cem\u003eThe \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eStraits Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdwin Thumboo\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e Emeritus Professor and Professorial Fellow, National University of Singapore, has been involved in Singapore’s literary developments since 1951: editing, anthologising, initiating programmes (eg Creative Arts Programme with the Ministry of Education), running a poetry column in The Straits Times, teaching a degree-level creative writing course etc. He published \u003cem\u003eRib of Earth\u003c\/em\u003e (1956), \u003cem\u003eGods Can Die\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), \u003cem\u003eUlysses by the Merlion\u003c\/em\u003e (1979), \u003cem\u003eA Third Map\u003c\/em\u003e (1993), \u003cem\u003eFriend \u003c\/em\u003e(2003), \u003cem\u003eStill Traveling \u003c\/em\u003e(2008), and \u003cem\u003eBring the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e (poems from out-of-print volumes; 2008). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is working on a volume of translations into Chinese, as well as a \u003cem\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e due to appear in 2012. Studies of his work include Ee Tiang Hong,\u003cem\u003e Responsibility and Commitment: The Poetry of Edwin Thumboo\u003c\/em\u003e (1997) and Peter Nazareth, \u003cem\u003eEdwin Thumboo: Creating a Nation through Poetry \u003c\/em\u003e(2008), \u003cem\u003eEssays on Edwin Thumboo\u003c\/em\u003e has contributions by Jonathan Webster (editor), Thiru Kandiah, Wong Phui Nam and Lily Tope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has edited \u003cem\u003eSeven Poets: Singapore\/Malaysia, An Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e (1973), \u003cem\u003eThe Second Tongue: An Anthology of Poetry from Malaysia and Singapore \u003c\/em\u003e(1979), and was General Editor for the \u003cem\u003eAnthology of ASEAN Literatures: The Poetry of Singapore \u003c\/em\u003e(1985), and \u003cem\u003eThe Fiction of Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e (1990).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe received the National Book Development Council of Singapore, Book Award for Poetry in English (1978, 1980 and 1994), Southeast Asian Writers Award (1979), Singapore’s Cultural Medallion (1980), ASEAN Cultural and Communication Award in Literature (1987), the Raja Rao Award (2002), and the Meritorious Service Medal, Singapore (2006). 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With each tale, I was allowed a view through the eyes of someone whose experiences and orientation are so far separated from my own and yet so similar that the journey is wondrous.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Andrea Pawley, Weightless Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“All the writing is surprising and fascinating. As a reader, some knowledge of the region helps, but is not necessary. The great thing about \u003cem\u003eLONTAR\u003c\/em\u003e is the \u003cbr\u003ebroad range of speculative fiction showcased here with a guaranteed burst of Southeast Asian culture. [...] \u003cem\u003eLONTAR\u003c\/em\u003e has produced quality, intricate and \u003cbr\u003eoriginal work that entertains and distils a yearning in the reader for more.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e— Zara Adcock, \u003cem\u003eThe Review Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Erik Lundberg\u003c\/strong\u003e, founding editor, was born in Brooklyn, New York, and has lived in Singapore since 2007. 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Inside these pages, you’ll find:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• the harsh realities of living as a refugee within a calorie-based economy by acclaimed award-winner Paolo Bacigalupi;\u003cbr\u003e• the uneasy combination of domestic troubles and virtual reality from Palanca Prize winner Kate Osias;\u003cbr\u003e• the unexpected and complete disappearance of Singapore itself from Singapore Literature Prize winner Ng Yi-Sheng;\u003cbr\u003e• a surreal trip through alternate worlds from Philippines Free Press Literary Prize winner Eliza Victoria;\u003cbr\u003e• an eerie meeting with chanteuse Faye Wong during a Malaysian holiday from Andrew Cheah;\u003cbr\u003e• and speculative poetry from Michael Gray, Joses Ho, Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé, Cyril Wong and Jerrold Yam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first two issues of LONTAR were promoted heavily by online ebook seller Weightless Books: Issue #1 was the #1 ebook bestseller at Weightless Books for February\/March 2014 and the #2 bestseller for May 2014; Issue #2 sold over 100 copies at Weightless Books in the first two weeks after release, and was the #1 ebook bestseller for May 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLONTAR has been previously featured on \u003ci\u003eBoing Boing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAdventures of a Bookonaut\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiversity in SF\u0026amp;F\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRocket Kapre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSF Signal \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eio9\u003c\/i\u003e. The print editions of issues #2 and #3 were simultaneously launched in December 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLONTAR is the world’s only biannual literary journal focusing on Southeast Asian speculative fiction. In this issue, seven contributors have won major literary awards in Singapore, USA, UK, Japan and the Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Erik Lundberg\u003c\/strong\u003e, founding editor, was born in Brooklyn, New York, and has lived in Singapore since 2007. He is the author of a dozen books, including the collection \u003ci\u003eStrange Mammals\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and the \u003ci\u003eBo Bo and Cha Cha\u003c\/i\u003e children’s picture book series; he is also the series editor of the \u003ci\u003eBest New Singaporean Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e anthology series, editor of \u003ci\u003eFish Eats Lion\u003c\/i\u003e (2012, 2014), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eA Field Guide to Surreal Botany\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and \u003ci\u003eScattered, Covered, Smothered\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKristine Ong Muslim\u003c\/strong\u003e, poetry editor, is the author of nine books, including the short story collections \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAge of Blight\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Unnamed Press, 2016), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eButterfly Dream\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Snuggly Books, 2016), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Drone Outside\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Eibonvale Press, 2017), as well as the poetry collections \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLifeboat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2015), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeditations of a Beast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Cornerstone Press, 2016), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlack Arcadia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (University of the Philippines Press, 2017).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1828249795,"sku":"9789814615914","price":18.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/LONTAR-4-CVF-300.jpg?v=1627034027"},{"product_id":"lontar-the-journal-of-southeast-asian-speculative-fiction-issue-5","title":"LONTAR: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction – Issue #5","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Editors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Lontar-5-Sample.pdf?17871504368250583675\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Lontar-5-Sample.pdf?17871504368250583675\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fifth issue of LONTAR presents speculative writing from and about Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand. 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LONTAR has been previously featured on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoing Boing, Adventures of a Bookonaut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiversity in SF\u0026amp;F, Rocket Kapre, SF Signal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eio9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The print editions of issues #2 and #3 were simultaneously launched in December 2014. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLONTAR is the world’s only biannual literary journal focusing on Southeast Asian speculative fiction. Our contributors have won major literary awards in Singapore, the USA, UK, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Erik Lundberg\u003c\/strong\u003e, founding editor, was born in Brooklyn, New York, and has lived in Singapore since 2007. He is the author of a dozen books, including the collection \u003ci\u003eStrange Mammals\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and the \u003ci\u003eBo Bo and Cha Cha\u003c\/i\u003e children’s picture book series; he is also the series editor of the \u003ci\u003eBest New Singaporean Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e anthology series, editor of \u003ci\u003eFish Eats Lion\u003c\/i\u003e (2012, 2014), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eA Field Guide to Surreal Botany\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and \u003ci\u003eScattered, Covered, Smothered\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKristine Ong Muslim\u003c\/strong\u003e, poetry editor, is the author of nine books, including the short story collections \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAge of Blight\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Unnamed Press, 2016), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eButterfly Dream\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Snuggly Books, 2016), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Drone Outside\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Eibonvale Press, 2017), as well as the poetry collections \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLifeboat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2015), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeditations of a Beast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Cornerstone Press, 2016), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlack Arcadia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (University of the Philippines Press, 2017).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdan Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e, comics editor, became an immigrant himself when he moved to Singapore after graduating from New York University with a Literature degree. He previously co-wrote a children’s book, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwisted Journeys #22: Hero City\u003c\/em\u003e. He loves comics, LEGO®, books, movies, games (analog and video), Doctor Who and sandwiches, and one day hopes to own a store that sells all these things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8815301123,"sku":"9789814655187","price":18.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/LONTAR-5-CVF-300.jpg?v=1627034038"},{"product_id":"lontar-the-journal-of-southeast-asian-speculative-fiction-issue-6","title":"LONTAR: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction – Issue #6","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Editors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Lontar-6-Sample.pdf?9407173182872311347\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Lontar-6-Sample.pdf?9407173182872311347\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis sixth issue of LONTAR presents speculative writing from and about Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia and Laos. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside these pages, you’ll find:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003ethe high cost of cheap footwear by celebrated novelist and translator Ken Liu;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003ethe consequence of domesticating mythical beasts by rising star Eka Kurniawan (translated by Asymptote’s Indonesia Editor-at-Large, Tiffany Tsao);\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003ea mind-bending familial space opera by Victor Fernando R. 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Our contributors have won major literary awards in Singapore, USA, UK, Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Erik Lundberg\u003c\/strong\u003e, founding editor, was born in Brooklyn, New York, and has lived in Singapore since 2007. He is the author of a dozen books, including the collection \u003ci\u003eStrange Mammals\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and the \u003ci\u003eBo Bo and Cha Cha\u003c\/i\u003e children’s picture book series; he is also the series editor of the \u003ci\u003eBest New Singaporean Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e anthology series, editor of \u003ci\u003eFish Eats Lion\u003c\/i\u003e (2012, 2014), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eA Field Guide to Surreal Botany\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and \u003ci\u003eScattered, Covered, Smothered\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKristine Ong Muslim\u003c\/strong\u003e, poetry editor, is the author of nine books, including the short story collections \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAge of Blight\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Unnamed Press, 2016), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eButterfly Dream\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Snuggly Books, 2016), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Drone Outside\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Eibonvale Press, 2017), as well as the poetry collections \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLifeboat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2015), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeditations of a Beast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (Cornerstone Press, 2016), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlack Arcadia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (University of the Philippines Press, 2017).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdan Jimenez\u003c\/strong\u003e, comics editor, became an immigrant himself when he moved to Singapore after graduating from New York University with a Literature degree. He previously co-wrote a children’s book, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwisted Journeys #22: Hero City\u003c\/em\u003e. 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How we need to hear them!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Sally Wen Mao, author of Mad Honey Symposium (2012 Kinereth Gensler Award)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Wee\u003c\/strong\u003e is an artist and a writer. He runs Grey Projects, an artist space, library and residency in Tiong Bahru, Singapore. His collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Monsters Between Us\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2013) was selected by TODAY newspaper as the literary pick of 2013. He wrote for and curated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSingapur Unheimlich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, now on view in ifa galerie Berlin. He is a co-editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoftblow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a poetry journal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCyril Wong\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Singapore Literature Prize-winning author of poetry collections such as \u003cem\u003eUnmarked Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTilting Our Plates to Catch the Light\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSatori Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as a collection of strange short fables called \u003cem\u003eLet Me Tell You Something About That Night\u003c\/em\u003e. He has served as a mentor under the Creative Arts Programme and the Mentor Access Project, as well as a judge for the Golden Point Awards in Singapore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA past recipient of the National Arts Council’s Young Artist Award for Literature, he completed his doctoral degree in English Literature at the National University of Singapore in 2012.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis books include poetry collections \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTilting Our Plates to Catch the Light\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(2007) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Lover’s Inventory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (2015), the novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/the-last-lesson-of-mrs-de-souza\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (2013) and short fiction collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/ten-things-my-father-never-taught-me\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTen Things My Father Never Taught Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (2014).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29894311948,"sku":"9789814757737","price":28.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/WeContainMultitudes-CVF-300.jpg?v=1476273410"},{"product_id":"lontar-7","title":"LONTAR: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction #7","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Editors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Lontar-7-Sample.pdf\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis seventh issue of \u003cem\u003eLONTAR\u003c\/em\u003e presents speculative writing from and about Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Laos, the Philippines, Indonesia and Korea. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside these pages, you’ll find: a remembrance of ghostbusters disguised as lion dancers by Zen Cho; the subversive power of jazz in a future North Vietnam by TR Napper; a cautionary tale of writing one’s perfect lover into existence by Vida Cruz; an expedition to hunt a supernatural tiger in colonial Singapore by Manish Melwani; the relationship between death and a mysterious delivery truck by James Penha; a fateful meeting of the last two Eurasians in Singapore by Melissa De Silva; a critical appreciation of the novels of Eka Kurniawan by Tiffany Tsao; a comic on schoolyard bullying and redemption by Elvin Ching; and speculative poetry from Bryan Thao Worra, Zeny May Recidoro, Brandon Marlon, Subashini Navaratnam, Russ Hoe, Christina Sng, Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé, Cyril Wong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLONTAR\u003c\/em\u003e is the world’s only biannual literary journal focusing on Southeast Asian speculative fiction. Our many contributors have won major literary awards in Singapore, USA, UK, Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Learning real things about a region of the world relatively unknown to me is an unexpected bonus of the great stories in \u003cem\u003eLONTAR\u003c\/em\u003e. With each tale, I was allowed a view through the eyes of someone whose experiences and orientation are so far separated from my own and yet so similar that the journey is wondrous.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Andrea Pawley, Weightless Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Erik Lundberg\u003c\/strong\u003e, founding editor, was born in Brooklyn, New York, and has lived in Singapore since 2007. 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Jordan Carnice, Genevieve DeGuzman, May Chong, Lawdenmarc Decamora, Joses Ho, Judith Huang, Sithuraj Ponraj, Bronwyn Sharman, Lakan Umali and Natalie Wang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included is a special supplement: the exciting conclusion of Dean Francis Alfar’s brilliant novel \u003cem\u003eSalamanca\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Palanca Award Grand Prize for the Novel and the Gintong Aklat Award for Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLONTAR\u003c\/em\u003e is the world’s only biannual literary journal focusing on Southeast Asian speculative fiction. Our many contributors have won major literary awards in Singapore, the USA, UK, Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Erik Lundberg\u003c\/strong\u003e, founding editor, was born in Brooklyn, New York, and has lived in Singapore since 2007. 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His writing is frequently studied in tertiary and university institutions in Singapore and abroad. \u003ci\u003eGull Between Heaven and Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArin Alycia Fong\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a graduate student of Creative Writing at Nanyang Technological University. Her poetry, short fiction, and criticism appears in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuarterly Literary Review Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ethis is how you walk on the moon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn This Desert, There Were Seeds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeven Hundred Lines: A Crown of Found\/Font Sonnets\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJacket2\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJustin Chia\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a poetry editor at Ethos Books. Prior to joining the publishing world, he studied Communications at Temasek Polytechnic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ethos Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31141808898161,"sku":"9789811420375","price":28.04,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/To-gather-your-leaving-boey-kimg-cheng-00.jpg?v=1573621089"},{"product_id":"contours-a-lyric-cartography-of-singapore","title":"Contours: A Lyric Cartography of Singapore","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow do we understand the history and landscape of our country? In this bicentennial year, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContour \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003echarts a lyric cartography of Singapore, taking in events from the past seven hundred years while also reflecting on the current state of our nation. Drawing on poems written in all four of Singapore’s official languages, this anthology weaves them into a lyrical tapestry showcasing both the unity and diversity of Singapore’s poetic voices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e9789811421617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ethos Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31400847605873,"sku":"9789811421617","price":20.56,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/contour.png?v=1599491257"},{"product_id":"poetry-moves","title":"Poetry Moves: An Anthology of Poetry","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis anthology collects over 100 poems from Singapore, Asia and around the world, and is aimed at the adolescent reader. It seeks to cultivate a love of poetry and an exploration of real-world issues through verse among teenage readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe anthology will include work by well-known authors from Singapore such as Edwin Thumboo, Arthur Yap, Wong May, Lee Tzu Pheng, Aaron Maniam, Mohamed Latiff Mohamed, Pooja Nansi and Alfian Sa’at, as well as poets from abroad. 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A must-have for any fan of poetry, this most collectable set of his published works makes the perfect addition to your bookshelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdwin Thumboo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Emeritus Professor and Professorial Fellow at the National University of Singapore, where he served as the first Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (1980 – 1991). The awards he has received include, the National Book Development Council of Singapore Book Award for Poetry thrice, the South East Asian Write Award, Singapore’s Cultural Medallion, the ASEAN Cultural and Communication Award in Literature, the Raja Rao Award and Singapore’s Meritorious Service Medal. Poetry Festival Singapore (2015) is his most recent start‐up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ethos Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31934601461873,"sku":"9789811198090","price":28.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/a-gathering-of-themes.png?v=1599491271"},{"product_id":"right-of-the-soil-pos","title":"Right of the Soil","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Latin phrase,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ejus soli\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(“right of the soil”), is an unconditional right of a person born within the territory of a country to be conferred citizenship. 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These poems address topics like belongingness and birthright by exploring the intermingling of the four fundamental elements of air, water, fire and earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpanded from a 2016\u003cspan\u003e chapbook \u003c\/span\u003epublished a year after the 50\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eanniversary of Singapore’s independence, this book also attempts to sharpen Yong’s understanding of his relationship with his homeland. A new sequence of poems then plunges readers into Hell, reimagined as Singapore’s third integrated resort that opens underground in the centennial year of 2065, with its concepts inspired by Haw Par Villa’s main attraction, the 10 Courts of Hell.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond our earthly lives, is it soil – or another element or dimension – that will assert its right to claim us?     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYong Shu Hoong\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas previously authored five poetry collections, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrottage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2005) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Viewing Party\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2013), which both won the Singapore Literature Prize. His poems and short stories have been published in literary journals like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuarterly Literary Review Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAsia Literary Review\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(Hong Kong), and anthologies like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLanguage for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(W.W. Norton, 2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has edited anthologies like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePassages: Stories of Unspoken Journeys\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2013), as well as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHere Now There After\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2017), which was commissioned for the #BuySingLit movement. 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With a humanist’s eye, narrative spanning the domestic, the politic and the mythic form intertextual responses to the works of art hanging on the walls of the National Gallery Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume is the second title in the Gallery’s Words on Art series: books dedicated to examining the intersections between visual and literary art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdwin Thumboo\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e Emeritus Professor and Professorial Fellow, National University of Singapore, has been involved in Singapore’s literary developments since 1951: editing, anthologising, initiating programmes (eg Creative Arts Programme with the Ministry of Education), running a poetry column in The Straits Times, teaching a degree-level creative writing course etc. He published \u003cem\u003eRib of Earth\u003c\/em\u003e (1956), \u003cem\u003eGods Can Die\u003c\/em\u003e (1977), \u003cem\u003eUlysses by the Merlion\u003c\/em\u003e (1979), \u003cem\u003eA Third Map\u003c\/em\u003e (1993), \u003cem\u003eFriend \u003c\/em\u003e(2003), \u003cem\u003eStill Traveling \u003c\/em\u003e(2008), and \u003cem\u003eBring the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e (poems from out-of-print volumes; 2008). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is working on a volume of translations into Chinese, as well as a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edue to appear in 2012. Studies of his work include Ee Tiang Hong,\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eResponsibility and Commitment: The Poetry of Edwin Thumboo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1997) and Peter Nazareth,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEdwin Thumboo: Creating a Nation through Poetry\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(2008),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssays on Edwin Thumboo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas contributions by Jonathan Webster (editor), Thiru Kandiah, Wong Phui Nam and Lily Tope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has edited\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeven Poets: Singapore\/Malaysia, An Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1973),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Second Tongue: An Anthology of Poetry from Malaysia and Singapore\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(1979), and was General Editor for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnthology of ASEAN Literatures: The Poetry of Singapore\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(1985), and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fiction of Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1990).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe received the National Book Development Council of Singapore, Book Award for Poetry in English (1978, 1980 and 1994), Southeast Asian Writers Award (1979), Singapore’s Cultural Medallion (1980), ASEAN Cultural and Communication Award in Literature (1987), the Raja Rao Award (2002), and the Meritorious Service Medal, Singapore (2006). 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The poems set out from formative moments in the poet’s memory, to pivotal moments in the colonial past of Southeast Asia, and finally the political upheavals of the present. Hospitality, precarity, migration - these are some of the themes that recur as the poet makes his own journey from Singapore to Europe and back again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoving House\u003c\/em\u003e moves on a big time and space map, from Icelandic tales to the Malayan Emergency, and more contemporary dramas. From the perspective of a Chinese Singaporean shaped by the collective traditions and histories described in this book, writing in Britain, the poems model a sense of openness on the space of the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Kwek may well turn out to be one of the major poetic voices of the twenty-first century.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—David Starkey, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/calirb.com\/2021-poetry-month-reviews-april-1-7\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCalifornia Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Theophilus Kwek’s collection dexterously intertwines macro-narratives with micronarratives. Though also bearing cross-cultural\/linguistic identities, Kwek’s poetic attention is more vertical than horizontal: history, both individual and collective, petite and grand, instead of identity, lies at the center of this collection.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Cuilin Sang, Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A deeply thoughtful mapping of migration, languages, colonial histories and faith... A confident and thought-provoking collection with a richness in imagery, symbolism and language, \u003cem\u003eMoving House\u003c\/em\u003e will leave you with poignant questions about the ground beneath our feet, and the social injustices in our everyday encounters. At the same time, it reminds us of the anchors: family ties, love, and faith in humanity.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Jennifer Wong, \u003cem\u003ePoetry London\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eMoving House\u003c\/em\u003e, Kwek traces movements which are fundamental to the formation and evolution of countries and cultures. These are movements which inspire headlines, panel shows, and slacktivism.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Skendha Singh, \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dura-dundee.org.uk\/2020\/08\/17\/moving-house\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDURA Dundee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“These poems demonstrate poetic sophistication. They are restrained and cautious, but sufficiently evocative to merit much rereading.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Joe Darlington, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/manchestereviewofbooks.wordpress.com\/2020\/08\/15\/the-weight-of-an-image\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eManchester Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMoving House\u003c\/em\u003e is topical in the way it addresses the refugee and migrant crisis and other contemporary issues faced by a world in the midst of great change [...] His poetic observations and voice break through the otherwise impenetrable silences of negligence, suppression, erasure and violence [...] While these topics are heavy, Kwek's lightness of touch and his captivating language is a balm that helps readers confront these narratives of powerlessness and trauma, and his earnestness suggests that we, too, are witnesses in this world who have a part to play.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Grace Hiu-Yan, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hkrbooks.com\/2020\/08\/10\/moving-house\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHong Kong Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“These poems are polymorphous probes into memory [...] quietly accomplished lyrics and elegiacs which almost allow themselves a limpidity, almost a serenity.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Michael Freeman, \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mekongreview.com\/shake-in-our-sleep\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMekong Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“His poems are keenly aware that the scariest place to exist is on the edges of a space, but the stately, serene pacing should not blind you to the keen political intelligence at work.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Rishi Dastidar, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2020\/aug\/08\/the-best-recent-poetry-review-roundup\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Theophilus Kwek’s poetry is striking for its assurance and control [...] this is the work of a considerable poet.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Kathleen McPhilemy, \u003cem\u003eThe High Window\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Kwek has a keen eye for poetic rupture and moments of collision. 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Like Mirapuri’s first poetry collection, \u003cem\u003eEden 22\u003c\/em\u003e (1974), \u003cem\u003ePig\u003c\/em\u003e liberally employs and reconfigures biblical phraseology except that in such an extended piece, the overall effect is that of a prismatic litany in ‘the great words of the great dead pig.’ Filled with startling and surreal imagery juxtaposing soul and body, \u003cem\u003ePig\u003c\/em\u003e’s poetic ancestors are nonsense poetry, Stevie Smith and possibly \u003cem\u003eThe Wasteland\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Ann Ang, writer and literary researcher, \u003cem\u003eBurning Walls for Paper Spirits\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The pig in the title is a metaphor for the Singlish-spouting nouveau riche with an insatiable FOMO.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Eric Tinsay Valles, Singapore Literature Prize-nominated poet, award-winning editor at the Illumination Christian Book Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Mirapuri’s vantage point is as something akin to a prophet, observing and discerning and decrying matters of moral objection. Mirapuri’s poem inscribes itself within a grander prophetic tradition. A prophet is not without their fears and frustrations, hopes and disappointments, but a prophet continues their work of truth-telling out of obedience to a divine master. The discovery and reconstruction of Mirapuri’s poem is a remarkable achievement, one that Singapore, as well as Australia, will be all the better for.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_jonathan-chan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJonathan Chan\u003c\/a\u003e, poet, critic and Managing Editor at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.poetry.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epoetry.sg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Since time immemorial, the pig has suffered an ignominious reputation—‘lazy,’ ‘greedy’ and ‘dirty’ have been tossed around as epithets. \u003cem\u003eA Walk With My Pig\u003c\/em\u003e is a highwire act pivoted on bravado and pathos, tapping on negative connotations and injustices dealt to the creature to reflect the inequalities and disparities the poet witnesses on the global stage and on a more intimate, personal level. Fusing memoir, news headlines, political diatribe and religious introspection, Mervin Mirapuri throws formal and stylistic conventions out the window and hurls himself head-on into an epic narrative of Dante-esque proportions. Salvaged from obscurity by Gwee Li Sui’s forensic curation, the words, zigzagging between ideas and references, feel completely alive, very raw, and unapologetically so. How does one navigate this mortal coil we call existence then? ‘Some looking for themselves without a mirror\/ Some looking for themselves through a mirror,’ goes one of the ambivalent zingers in this poetic bildungsroman of sorts—it’s as if the writer is trying to encapsulate not only his own lifetime, but ours too.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Yeow Kai Chai, \u003cem\u003eOne to the Dark Tower Comes\u003c\/em\u003e (2022 Singapore Literature Prize)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eA Walk With My Pig\u003c\/em\u003e reads like an epic poem—vast, sweeping and ambitious, both in scale and style—charting multiple journeys in which answers are never promised but often well-earned. Within the frenzied worlds of \u003cem\u003ePig\u003c\/em\u003e, it is hard to tell where one speaker ends and another begins, if at all, yet the questions of responsibility, freedom and success that lie at the heart of Mirapuri’s poetic project remain urgent even today. What might the good life—a life worth living, a life lived well—look like? How can we get there? Or perhaps we have already arrived? These are questions \u003cem\u003ePig\u003c\/em\u003e demands that we contemplate. An excavation project twofold, \u003cem\u003ePig\u003c\/em\u003e boldly returns a forgotten poet to our literary memory, while carving out space for the contradictions and complexities of living, in order to make way for joy.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Laetitia Keok, writer and editor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It is a rare stroke of fortune when we are able to recover a life from the past—especially one till now so hidden from the public eye, and yet so full of resonances with Singapore’s own journey, as Mervin Mirapuri’s. What forms the raw material of this poem, from Mirapuri’s early creative forays and a foundering business venture, to a late career switch and emigration, is the stuff of so many Singaporean stories. Gwee has restored a shimmering, shape-shifting quality to the text, allowing us to appreciate its many allusions—by turns startlingly earthy or divine. Importantly, though, Gwee has also preserved the text’s essential mystery, allowing this dream-journey to eclipse the bureaucratic boredom and ache of unfulfillment that plagued Mirapuri’s later years. ‘Go fix your eyes,’ Mirapuri tell us, ‘you might then look but still not see.’ Ultimately, this is a text to be journeyed with, a cipher to the essential unknowability of another’s quest. Can we find it in ourselves to walk with those whom we do not know, might never know? Mirapuri has the answer: ‘Just hold my hand and walk with me.’”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Theophilus Kwek, poet and editor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMervin Mirapuri\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Singapore on 6 October 1945. Writing was the way he processed the world and explored his mind and emotions. Early publications in school literary magazines and at the University of Singapore preceded \u003cem\u003eEden 22\u003c\/em\u003e, his 1974 publication. Mervin had successful careers in the Singapore Armed Forces and in both the private and public sectors. In 1987, he migrated to Australia with his family. Mervin passed away on 6 May 2020, leaving behind his beloved wife Elizabeth, their children Dawn, Ann, and Tristan, and six grandchildren. His unpublished manuscripts were found neatly compiled in his bedside cabinet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGwee Li Sui\u003c\/strong\u003e the editor of this publication, is a poet, a graphic artist, and a literary critic. His works include seven poetry books, the latest being \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/this-floating-world\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Floating World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e; graphic novels such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/myth-of-the-stone\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMyth of the Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e; non-fiction titles such as \u003cem\u003eFEAR NO POETRY! \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/spiaking-singlish\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpiaking Singlish\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e; and Singlish translations of works by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Beatrix Potter, the Brothers Grimm, and A. A. Milne. He has also edited several acclaimed literary anthologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ethos Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47314555470121,"sku":"9789811879357","price":19.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/PigFrontCover.png?v=1701837529"},{"product_id":"patient-history","title":"Patient History","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Patient history” is a medical term describing the method by which doctors gather information about a patient’s past and present conditions. Yet, how much of a patient’s history do doctors really know, and how much agency do we have in determining our own histories?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePatient History\u003c\/em\u003e is a whimsical exploration of the typically grim world of sickness and death. Woven from pop culture, fairytales, and East-meets-West childhood memories of growing up in Singapore, these fantasies are cotton candy sweet—osteoporosis becomes Singapore’s signature Chili Crab, a fistula transfigures into fairy, and organs are commemorated as a theme park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Tricia Tan’s glorious debut is nothing short of a dazzling showcase. \u003cem\u003ePatient History\u003c\/em\u003e dares to be many adventurous, teeming things—eye-poppingly and mind-bogglingly so. Still, all the disparate texts seat well, in an orchestral coherence that almost defies its own quiet, veiled logic. In this doctor-poet’s good hands, all detail is studied and measured; no language is left reckless or unturned. The reader is witness to the deep care that remains always attendant, this controlled experiment in lyric-narrative issuing its aesthetic intelligence with cool confidence, yet holding together such an array of important emotional truths. This is the most imposing, curious, sumptuous incoming to appear in a long time. Already a winning collection, Tricia Tan’s \u003cem\u003ePatient History\u003c\/em\u003e is a tour de force, no less.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_desmond-kon-zhicheng-mingde\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDesmond Francis Xavier Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé\u003c\/a\u003e, Recipient of Singapore Literature Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003ePatient History\u003c\/em\u003e is a whimsical coming of age against the sobering backdrop of death and disease. Tricia Tan has a gift of drawing out sensory delight, and even wonderment, from the stark reality of ailing bodies. She subverts the conventions of a poetry collection by inviting you to join in her games of imagination through activity pages. You will find a refreshing antidote to despair at the brokenness of our world.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Amanda Chong\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A hospital ward becomes an aquarium, the body a rainforest, a mass in the womb a sun. These poems are equal parts whimsy, medical emergency and existential crisis. Here is art that marries mortality to beauty and fantasy as a way to discern, withstand, come to terms, offer comfort, courage, hope. Bewildering juxtapositions, pictorial interventions, haiku-esque summations of feeling; this is elemental poetry that strives to fulfil a fundamental purpose, drawing the spirit towards recovery, even transcendence.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_cyril-wong\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCyril Wong\u003c\/a\u003e, poet and fictionist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTricia Tan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet, doctor, and youth mental health advocate from Singapore. She is a winner of the Golden Point Award, a part of the Asia Creative Writing Programme, and a finalist of the Sing Lit Station Manuscript Bootcamp. Her writing has been featured on \u003cem\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/em\u003e and Poetry.sg, among others. Out of wards, she is an Orygen Global Youth Mental Health Advocacy Fellow and the founder of the mindline.sg Youth Mental Health Fellowship. She writes as a way of being patient with the history of others and her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ethos Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48448050659625,"sku":"9789811888311","price":16.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Front_500x_c5deb2b4-36ba-433c-aca1-cff93ff078b3.webp?v=1715240990"},{"product_id":"professions","title":"Professions","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2018 Singapore Literature Prize (English Poetry)\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e…At the very start of us, I foresaw every possible ending.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProfessions\u003c\/em\u003e is a poet’s directory of heartbreak. The backbone of this collection is a cycle of fractured relationships, where professional preoccupations tear lovers apart as distrust and incomprehension brew. Set against this are glimpses of indestructible intimacy—between a mother, a granddaughter, and a friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the 2018 Singapore Literature Prize, Amanda Chong’s poems observe the doomed practice of the heart: solitary experiences, never fully nor mutually understood until too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Chong’s language plays off the sublime against the quotidian, presenting a psychedelic, kaleidoscopic vision of frolicking cells illuminated by the speaker’s own imagination.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chajournal.blog\/2018\/08\/21\/free-country\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCha: An Asian Literary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In her poems, Chong captures the brutality of emotions through her imagery, but also writes about the potent moments in her life with clarity that is to be envied.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/readnus.com\/love-femininity-and-loss-a-review-of-amanda-chongs-professions\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eReadNUS\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Amanda Chong’s remarkable poems range from tender to the exuberant. Steadfast, thoughtful and powerfully feminine, her lyrical voice couldn’t arrive at a more opportune time, when glass ceilings are still in the midst of shattering, and the country’s poetry is teeming with diverse passions and insights into previously unacknowledged histories.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_cyril-wong\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCyril Wong\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Amanda Chong’s images are flecks of precise sunlight filtered through the curtains of a meticulous mind. These poems are modern female musings. Soft and sharp, longing and restrained all at once.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_pooja-nansi-ed\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePooja Nansi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmanda Chong\u003c\/strong\u003e is a lawyer trained in Cambridge and Harvard, who writes when she should be sleeping. Her poetry has been engraved on the Marina Bay Helix Bridge and included in the Cambridge International GCSE Syllabus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer first collection of poems, \u003cem\u003eProfessions\u003c\/em\u003e (2016), was shortlisted for the 2018 Singapore Literature Prize. Her plays include the one woman show \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amandachong.squarespace.com\/psychobitch\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePsychobitch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (Wild Rice, 2023), which played to sold out audiences in an extended run; the musical \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amandachong.com\/feelings\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Feelings Farm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (Esplanade, 2021, 2024); and the award-winning \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amandachong.com\/women\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e#\u003cem\u003eWomenSupportingWomen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (T:\u0026gt;Works, 2022), which was also staged in Cambridge, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore about Amanda: \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amandachong.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.amandachong.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Amanda Chong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48562155159849,"sku":"9789811112362","price":16.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Professions2ndEd_AmandaChong.jpg?v=1716192596"},{"product_id":"giving-ground","title":"Giving Ground","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGiving Ground\u003c\/em\u003e refers to an act of yielding, or compromise—an active passivity, not unlike the act of writing itself. In his third collection, Theophilus Kwek enters and examines the unfamiliar, giving himself over to the power of place to transform thought and language. At the same time, he gains new ground, finding other homes and histories that change the way he sees his own city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In his precocious debut at eighteen, Kwek showed remarkable maturity of perception, accuracy of observation, lucidity of language and visual clarity in evoking striking vignettes of home. These qualities have been further honed since and are now carried by the music of the line, compelling cadences that embody the rhythms of travel and catch the nuances of encounters with a wide range of landscapes and people. Poem after poem brings back reports of the world out there in arresting images that subtly but inexorably provoke thoughts of where and what home is.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_boey-kim-cheng\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_boey-kim-cheng\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBoey Kim Cheng\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Beware the cunningly diffident title. Theophilus Kwek gains incredible mileage from his surrender to the proper stately rhythms of his muse. These warm, Anglophilic poems are large of heart and hold the ocean of a young earth that is feeling its every ripple.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_gwee-li-sui\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_gwee-li-sui\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGwee Li Sui\u003c\/a\u003e, poet and critic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“How much ground is covered in these thoughtful poems through the seen, unseen and in-between! Kwek speaks with the care and intimacy of a close companion, sharing the wonder in wandering. Here is the ‘heart’s geography’ (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e‘Edinburgh\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e’), a search for meaningful connection on a journey that delights and inspires.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Lavinia Singer, Editor, \u003cem\u003eOxford Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[T]his is a fascinating collection about mapping and locating a sense of home by giving in to the unfamiliar.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Madiha Ramlan, Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language \u0026amp; Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheophilus Kwek\u003c\/strong\u003e has published two previous collections, \u003cem\u003eThey Speak Only Our Mother Tongue\u003c\/em\u003e (2011) and \u003cem\u003eCircle Line\u003c\/em\u003e (2013), which was shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize. He is a winner of the Jane Martin Prize and the Martin Starkie Prize, and his poems have appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe London Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Interpreter’s House\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eQuarterly Literary Review of Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e, and various anthologies. 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