{"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-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). A Fellow of the International Writing Program, University of Iowa (1977), he has given readings in various universities and international literary festivals and book fairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":804288155,"sku":"9789810718398","price":21.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/SPP-Edwin-CVF-100.jpg?v=1409049425"},{"product_id":"memorial-day","title":"Memorial Day: The Unmaking of a Sonnet","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\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\u003eOUT OF PRINT \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Memorial-Day.pdf?1157\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMemorial Day\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a reflection on loss and renewal in time of war. It tells the story, in her own words, of a young American woman’s falling in love, bereavement and remaking of her life after the death of her husband in battle.She records her memories in a series of fourteen free sonnets, each of which is written according to the principle of “centered form”. This simply means that each sonnet unfolds from its center.This principle of “centered form” is also reflected in the order of writing of the sonnets which is revealed in the two sonnets that open and close the series, the preludium and postludium. They comprise respectively the seventh and eighth lines of the individual sonnets, beginning with Sonnet 8 and ending with Sonnet 1.The dominant meter of the poems is accentual and measured: there are generally six stresses per line, with a cæsura, or rest, in the middle of each. The stresses and pauses are lighter or darker depending on the relative weight and colour which you choose to ascribe to her words. Their message follows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin J M Keane\u003c\/strong\u003e has been exploring the link between language and social development since 1996. Following the publication of his first collection of poetry \u003cem\u003eWinter Drei Winters Three Hivers Trois \u003c\/em\u003ein 2006, he has been experimenting with the oldest poetic form created for contemplative reading to find an answer to the question, \"What is a sonnet?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in London in 1958 to Irish immigrant parents, Kevin resides in Munich and Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":947572571,"sku":"9789810860004","price":24.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/MemorialDay-CVF-100.jpg?v=1415263970"},{"product_id":"lontar-3","title":"LONTAR: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction – Issue #3","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraises\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout 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data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/weightlessbooks.com\/format\/lontar-the-journal-of-southeast-asian-speculative-fiction-issue-3\/\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis third issue of \u003cem\u003eLONTAR: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epresents speculative writing from and about Singapore, the Philippines, Cambodia and Taiwan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside these pages, you’ll find:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• The evocation of an alternate ancient Cambodia from multiple award-winner Geoff Ryman;\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• An investigative automotive revenge tale from Palanca Grand Prize winner Dean Francis Alfar;\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• The mystery of magically appearing furniture from Taiwanese short fiction \u003cem\u003ewunderkind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSabrina Huang\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e(deftly translated by PEN\/Heim grant recipient Jeremy Tiang);\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• An uneasy exploration of marital discord on the road from Manila Critics’ Circle National Book Award winner Nikki Alfar;\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• A quasi-Ballardian take on beach resort culture from Ben Slater;\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• The uniquely Singaporean response to a viral outbreak from JY Yang;\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• And speculative poetry from Anne Carly Abad, Arlene Ang, Tse Hao Guang, Cyril Wong, David Wong Hsien Ming and Daryl Yam.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLONTAR\u003c\/em\u003e has been previously featured on \u003cem\u003eBoing Boing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAdventures of a Bookonaut\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDiversity in SF\u0026amp;F\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRocket Kapre\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSF Signal\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eio9\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eLONTAR\u003c\/em\u003e is the world’s only biannual literary journal focusing on Southeast Asian speculative fiction.\u003c\/div\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\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. 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":981616975,"sku":"9789814615754","price":18.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Lontar-3-CVF-300.jpg?v=1627033893"},{"product_id":"lontar-4","title":"LONTAR: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction – Issue #4","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\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/lon4_sample.pdf?883690134869619606\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/lon4_sample.pdf?883690134869619606\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/lon4_sample.pdf?883690134869619606\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/lon4_sample.pdf?883690134869619606\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/lon4_sample.pdf?883690134869619606\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/lon4_sample.pdf?883690134869619606\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e| \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/weightlessbooks.com\/genre\/fiction\/lontar-the-journal-of-southeast-asian-speculative-fiction-issue-4\/\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/weightlessbooks.com\/genre\/fiction\/lontar-the-journal-of-southeast-asian-speculative-fiction-issue-4\/\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fourth issue of LONTAR presents speculative writing from and about Singapore, the Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand. 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. Inside these pages, you’ll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• an ancient and fatal karmic reunion in Jakarta by award-winner Gord Sellar;\u003cbr\u003e • the true origin of the Merlion by Singapore Literature Prize winner Amanda Lee Koe;\u003cbr\u003e • a man’s literal transformation into an island by award-winner Ng Yi-Sheng;\u003cbr\u003e • a far-future Malaysian fairy tale by Kawika Guillermo;\u003cbr\u003e • a gentle aquatic apocalypse from novelist Erica Verrillo;\u003cbr\u003e • an enlightening visit with a forest monk in northern Thailand by Italian journalist Massimo Morello;\u003cbr\u003e • a comic on the price of technological hubris by Benjamin Chee;\u003cbr\u003e • and speculative poetry from Tania De Rozario, Joel Donato Jacob, Lee Jing-Jing, Daryl WJ Lim, Christina Sng and Sokunthary Svay. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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. 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. 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Ocampo;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003ethe connection between a talented girl and the toys she brings to life by JY Yang;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003ea break-up that descends into artistic oblivion by Jennifer Anne Champion;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003ean academic examination into the legend of Bukit Merah by award-winner Ng Yi-Sheng;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003ea comic on the consuming danger of the manananggal by Budjette Tan \u0026amp; Kajo Baldisimo;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eand speculative poetry from Jonel Abellanosa, Ang Si Min, Russ Hoe, Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé, Christina Sng, Sokunthary Svay, Krishna Udayasankar, Brendan Walsh and Marco Yan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLONTAR is the world’s only biannual literary journal focusing on Southeast Asian speculative fiction. 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. 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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. 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These are unnerving, wonderfully nasty tales.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_gwee-li-sui\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/author_gwee-li-sui\"\u003eDr Gwee Li Sui\u003c\/a\u003e, Literary critic, poet, and graphic artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"... one of the most unique publications by a local author to appear on our shelves in a long time.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Cyril Wong, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003etwo-time Singapore Literature Prize-winning poet and the author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/products\/animal-season-pos\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/products\/animal-season-pos\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnimal Season\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/products\/this-side-of-heaven\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/authors\/products\/this-side-of-heaven\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Side of Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFelix Cheong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a well-known figure in the Singapore literary scene and the author of eight books, including four volumes of poetry (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI Watch The Stars Go Out\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSudden In Youth\u003c\/em\u003e) and two young adult novels. His third poetry collection, Broken by the Rain (2003), was shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize and his collection of short stories,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVanishing Point\u003c\/em\u003e, was long-listed for the prestigious Frank O’Connor Award in 2013. His work has been widely published in journals, anthologized and featured on radio and TV. 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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. He is one of the four co-authors of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Adopted: Stories from Angkor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2015) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLost Bodies: Poems Between Portugal and Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ethos Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31981084278897,"sku":"9789811177019","price":17.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Right-of-the-soil.png?v=1599491237"},{"product_id":"words-on-art-ayatana-pos","title":"Words on Art: Ayatana","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\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\u003eEdwin Thumboo, one of Singapore’s pioneering literary voices, brings his incisive awareness of socio-cultural history to this volume of poetry. 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). A Fellow of the International Writing Program, University of Iowa (1977), he has given readings in various universities and international literary festivals and book fairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"National Gallery Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31985374527601,"sku":"9789811422157","price":22.02,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/EdwinThumboo_Ayatana_Cover_Front.jpg?v=1597890456"},{"product_id":"moving-house","title":"Moving House","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\u003eTheophilus Kwek’s first UK collection is concerned with the individual and the collective stories that become history. 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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Its twin columns can be read vertically down as discrete poems, yet you can also hop across the space between skyscrapers and find meaning that bridges the gap horizontally for each line. The twin cinema can be used to contrast two opposed points of view, or find a common bridge stretching across a seemingly insurmountable gap – the art of juxtaposition, after all, is at the heart of modern cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this anthology, poets from the twin cities of Singapore and Hong Kong tackle the challenge of the twin cinema form in tandem with their own interpretation of lines that bind or divide us. We share a familiar postcolonial history, rich financial centres and trading ports bustling with energy, in the shadow of a hinterland yawning across the water. Yet we also rival each other ceaselessly, and are cleaved by language, geography, and politics. This is fertile ground for a poetry of proposition or opposition – and may it grow cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is an anthology of poems written in the form of \"twin cinema\" (two facing columns), so each poem is essentially a three-in-one. The poems startle, delight, and disturb, and show that there's much more reciprocity than rivalry between Singapore and Hong Kong.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Gui Weihsin, literary scholar, in \"My Book of the Year 2019\", \u003cem\u003eSingapore Unbound\u003ca href=\"Gui%20Weihsin,%20literary%20scholar,%20in%20%22My%20Book%20of%20the%20Year%202019%22,%20Singapore%20Unbound\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoshua Ip \u003c\/strong\u003eis a poet, editor and literary organiser. He has published four collections of poetry and edited seven literary anthologies. He is a recipient of the Golden Point Award, Singapore Literature Prize, and the 2017 Young Artist Award. He co-founded Sing Lit Station, an overactive literary charity that runs programmes like SingPoWriMo, poetry.sg, Manuscript Bootcamp, Book-A-Writer and several writing workshop groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTammy Ho Lai-Ming\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a Hong Kong-born writer currently based in London, UK. She edited Hong Kong U Writing: An Anthology (2006) and coedited Love \u0026amp; Lust (Chameleon Press Ltd., 2008). She is also an assistant poetry editor of Sotto Voce and a founding coeditor of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pansing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32123469103217,"sku":"9789814189811","price":18.6,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Twin-Cities-Tammy-Ho-Lai-Ming-Joshua-Ip-00-resized.jpg?v=1602769560"},{"product_id":"风向鸡-李宁强的摄影诗-lee-leng-kiongs-photography-poetry-book","title":"风向鸡 李宁强的摄影诗 (Lee Leng Kiong's Photography Poetry Book)","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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize 2020 (Chinese, Poetry)\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Readers' Favourite 2020 (Chinese)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0087\/8778\/7834\/files\/Lee-Leng-Kiongs-Photography-Poetry-Book-Lee-Leng-Kiong-sample.pdf?v=1595254634\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e这是作者的第一本诗集，所选一百首诗皆源于一张照片，故称摄影诗集。以诗为主, 只配四十五幅图，分五辑。辑一《站起来坐下去》写新加坡地景；辑二《顿悟》写人生感触；辑三《广角镜》以摄影角度写诗，回到写诗灵感源于摄影的初衷。辑四《火烈鸟》写“情”。辑五《遗失在蒙玛特》重现行摄各地时的心情与体验。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this work, the author's first poetry collection, each poem is inspired by one of his photos, giving the book its title. With 45 photos included, it highlights landscapes in Singapore and narrates the author’s inspirations through photography. It recalls the author’s experience of capturing photos in different countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e李宁强，1953年生，新加坡公民。1979南大中文系荣誉班毕业。前电视新闻及电视剧制作人，2017年国家图书馆狮城推荐作家，现从事文图创作。著有三本摄影文集，散文集《说从头》、诗集《风向鸡》、传记文学《回甘》及三本诗歌合集。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLee Leng Kiong\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Singapore in 1953. In 1979, he graduated from the former Nanyang University with a BA (Honours) in Chinese, then worked as a news and drama producer. He has pursued his passion in photography and literary writing since retiring in 2008. In 2017, he was featured in the National Library Board’s SGAuthor Series. He has published three photography books, one photography poetry book, one biographical literature book, and three poetry collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Superskill Graphics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32147097878641,"sku":"9789811173264","price":20.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Lee-Leng-Kiongs-Photography-Poetry-Book-Lee-Leng-Kiong-00_9b775bc4-139b-4275-871d-16ef3c9982bf.jpg?v=1603761912"},{"product_id":"the-orchid-folios","title":"The Orchid Folios","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“When you take an orchid out of its pot, you must first loosen the roots’ hold on the soil. 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This book is a hybrid—part-poetry collection, part-documentary novella—and is narrated in part by a fictional florist mourning her late mother, who taught her everything she knew about orchids. \u003cem\u003eThe Orchid Folios\u003c\/em\u003e reimagines the orchid as a living, breathing document of history: a history that enmeshes the personal, colonial, linguistic and biotechnological with the Vanda Miss Joaquim, the symbol of Singapore’s postcolonial hybridity. While the orchid has shaped the fantastical narratives that govern our multi-racial \"city in a garden\", it continues to shape-shift and bloom on its own terms, challenging us to imagine a decolonised Singapore. This is the organism at the heart of \u003cem\u003eThe Orchid Folios\u003c\/em\u003e—by turns stark and unruly, documenting and challenging the narratives that are the roots of our national consciousness. Interwoven with the narrative are snippets of verse, essay questions on colonialism and even advertisements for orchid-inspired products, all of which question the ways in which Singapore’s national narrative was trimmed and arranged into what it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A fertile and kaleidoscopic meditation on hegemonic mythmaking.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Amanda Lee Koe, Author of \u003cem\u003eMinistry of Moral Panic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The orchid here is no mere motif. In its tropic desire and ambition, it achieves such compelling agency. This lyric authority is self-aware, a florid assemblage of texts that decentre, yet return to an appreciable heart. This heart is where Mok Zining’s collection is at, something alluring yet elusive, palpable yet only proffered in wisps, in whispers. What is being named, and what metaphors take root, take flight? In how cultivated its constituents remain, this very chic collection swells into a resplendent flourish. What a beautiful, entrancing strangeness!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé, Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2016 (Poetry)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“With a voice both cutting and considered in its articulation, Mok intertwines technical floristry with lyric sentiment, then wields it to pry at questions of language, society and the body. Mapping personal disparagements and devastations onto a painstakingly researched, multitextual geography, she reveals a Singapore narrative as engineered as a commercial orchid. Like the origin of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVanda\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMiss Joaquim,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Orchid Folios\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewrestles with uneasy histories, only to pivot into unexpected beauty.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Marylyn Tan, Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2020 (Poetry)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Mok Zining’s breathtaking, debut collection\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Orchid Folios\u003c\/em\u003e almost defies description. 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