{"product_id":"the-world-anew-poetry-and-haiga-inspired-by-art-in-pandemic-times","title":"The World Anew: Poetry and haiga inspired by art in pandemic times","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingapore poet and writer Koh Buck Song casts his ever-curious eye over the Gallery’s artworks, events and spaces against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, drawing on the \u003cem\u003ehaiga\u003c\/em\u003e (a 16\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-century Japanese art form combining \u003cem\u003ehaiku\u003c\/em\u003e verse with ink and watercolour sketches) for many of his poems. Both humorous and poignant, the resulting collection captures with energy and optimism snapshots of life during this watershed event.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the third book by a poet-in-residence at the Gallery, in its \u003cem\u003eWords on Art\u003c\/em\u003e series dedicated to examining intersections between the visual and literary arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is \u003cstrong\u003eKoh Buck Song\u003c\/strong\u003e’s seventh book of poetry and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehaiga \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eart, composed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eduring his time as the National Gallery Singapore’s third Poet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-in-Residence, from November 2021 to April 2022, following Edwin Thumboo (2018\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2019) and Madeleine Lee (2017\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2018).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by his visit to Japan in 2015 on the Japan Foundation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s invitation as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea cultural leader of Singapore, Koh has worked on modernising \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehaiga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an art form of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehaiku \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epoetry combined with visual art, dating back to 16\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eth \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-century Japan. The 32 poems in this book include ten \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehaiga \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eartworks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"National Gallery Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44510066868521,"sku":"9789811862458","price":22.02,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/ScreenShot2023-02-27at1.50.50PM.png?v=1677477181","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-world-anew-poetry-and-haiga-inspired-by-art-in-pandemic-times","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}