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Jerrold Yam
Jerrold Yam is a Singaporean poet and lawyer whose poetry has been widely published and anthologised. Biography Yam completed secondary education as well as the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) in 2009. He then read Law at University College London, from which he graduated with first-class honours (in addition to receiving the Dean's List award) in 2015. Yam currently works as a corporate lawyer in the City of London. Literary career In 2012, Yam was nominated for the Pushcart Prize, making him then the youngest Singaporean to be nominated at 20 years old. His first collection of poetry, ''Chasing Curtained Suns'', was published that same year by Math Paper Press. Yam's works have been published in more than a hundred publications across twenty countries, including '' Ambit'', ''Axon'', ''Hayden's Ferry Review'', ''Mascara Literary Review'', ''Oxford Poetry'', ''Prairie Schooner'', ''Quarterly Literary Review Singapore'', ''Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Writers Festival
The Singapore Writers Festival is a literary event organised by the National Arts Council. Inaugurated in 1986, the festival serves a dual function of promoting new and emerging Singaporean and Asian writing to an international audience, as well as presenting foreign writers to Singaporeans. SWF has hosted Singaporean writers Meira Chand, Cyril Wong, Suchen Christine Lim and You Jin, as well as international writers such as Steven Levitt, Michael Chabon, Neil Gaiman, Bi Feiyu, David Mitchell, Bei Dao, F. Sionil Jose, Taichi Yamada, Andrew Motion, Alexis Wright and Marc Smith. To date, it remains one of the few literary festivals in the world that is multi-lingual, celebrating works in Singapore’s official languages – English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil. History In 1986, Singapore Writers’ Week started as part of the Singapore Festival of Arts that focuses on the merit of the literary arts. In 1991, the Singapore Writers’ Week was renamed as Singapore Writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethos Books
Ethos Books is an independent book publisher based in Singapore established in 1997. It is an imprint of Pagesetters Services Pte Ltd, a communications and design house. Ethos Books specialises in publishing literary works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry primarily from writers in Singapore. It has published several award-winning poetry volumes and anthologies by authors such as Felix Cheong, Alvin Pang, Alfian Sa'at, Cyril Wong and Daren Shiau. In recent years, it has published critical works on Singapore studies by scholars and activists such as Cherian George Cherian George is a Singaporean academic, currently a professor of Media Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. Early life and education Cherian George studied at Saint Andrew's School, Singapore, and Hwa Chong Junior College for his pre-un ..., Loh Kah Seng, Kevin YL Tan, Thum Ping Tjin, and Teo You Yenn. History In 1997, publisher Fong Hoe Fang founded Ethos Books, an imprint of Pagesetters Servi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Poets
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1991 Births
It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS in its place. In July 1991, India abandoned its policies of dirigism, license raj and autarky and began extensive Economic liberalisation in India, liberalisation to its economy. This increased Economy of India, GDP but also increased income inequality in India, income inequality over the next two decades. A United Nations, UN-authorized coalition of the Gulf War, coalition force from 34 nations fought against Ba'athist Iraq, Iraq, which had Invasion of Kuwait, invaded and Kuwait Governorate, annexed Kuwait in the previous year, 1990. The conflict would be called the Gulf War and would mark the beginning of a since-constant American military presence in the Middle East. The clash between Republic of Serbia (1990–2006), Serbia and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Arts Council, Singapore
The National Arts Council (NAC) is a statutory board established on 15 October 1991 to oversee the development of arts in Singapore. It is under the purview of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth. The NAC provides grants, scholarships, awards and platforms for arts practitioners, as well as arts education and programmes for the general public. History In 1989, the Advisory Council on Culture and the Arts, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong, produced a report assessing the status of various aspects of arts in Singapore. The report would form the blueprint for cultural policy in Singapore, and led to the establishment of the National Arts Council and National Heritage Board to spearhead the development of arts in Singapore. In 1991, the National Arts Council (NAC) was formed from the amalgamation of the Singapore Cultural Foundation, Cultural Division of Ministry of Community Development, Festival of Arts Secretariat and the National Theatre Trust. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Centre For Writing
The National Centre for Writing, formerly Writers' Centre Norwich, is a literature development agency and national centre for writing based in Norwich, England. It led the successful bid for Norwich to be granted the UNESCO City of Literature title in 2012. In April 2015, the organisation moved into the historic building Dragon Hall, Norwich. References External links * Academic organisations based in the United Kingdom Organisations based in Norwich Writers' centres and houses, Norwich {{lit-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magma Poetry
''Magma Poetry'', better known as ''Magma'', is a London-based poetry magazine, publishing work on and about poetry, and known for appointing a different editor every issue. It was founded by Helen Nicholson and Laurie Smith in 1994, with its first issue edited by Smith, and appearing in March 1994. Since 1994, a total of 91 issues of ''Magma'' have appeared by December 2024. The team run the Magma Poetry, Pamphlet and Subscribers-only competitions. Early days Conceived sometime in "the summer of 1992" with 'Urban Fox' as one of the proposed names, ''Magma'' was founded by Nicholson and Smith in 1994. It is published three times a year, usually in spring, summer and autumn. The original team also included Mick Delap, David Boll (chairman), Peter Ashton Jones and Martin Sonenberg (illustrations), and Ronald Frank (treasurer). Nicholson, at that time, served as secretary, and Smith as editorial secretary. In 1994, ''Magma'' worked with the City Lit, being located in Stukeley Stree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The London Magazine
''The London Magazine'' is the title of six different publications that have appeared in succession since 1732. All six have focused on the arts, literature and poetry. A number of Nobel Laureates, including Annie Ernaux, Albert Camus, Doris Lessing and Nadine Gordimer have been published in its pages. It is England's oldest literary journal. 1732–1785 ''The London Magazine, or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer'' was founded in 1732 in political opposition and rivalry to the Tory-supporting ''Gentleman's Magazine'' and ran for 53 years until its closure in 1785. Edward Kimber became editor in 1755, succeeding his father Isaac Kimber. Henry Mayo (minister), Henry Mayo was editor from 1775 to 1783. Publishers included Thomas Astley. 1820–1829 In 1820 the ''London Magazine'' was resurrected by the publishers Baldwin, Craddock & Joy under the editorship of John Scott (London editor), John Scott who formatted the magazine along the lines of the Edinburgh publication ''Blackwood' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Straits Times
''The Straits Times'' (also known informally by its abbreviation ''ST'') is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust. Established on 15 July 1845, it is the most-widely circulated newspaper in the country and has a significant regional audience. The newspaper is published in the broadsheet format and online, the latter of which was launched in 1994. It is regarded as the newspaper of record for Singapore. Print and digital editions of ''The Straits Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'' had a daily average circulation of 364,134 and 364,849 respectively in 2017, as audited by Audit Bureau of Circulations Singapore. In 2014, country-specific editions were published for residents in Brunei and Myanmar, with newsprint circulations of 2,500 and 5,000 respectively. History Early years The original conception for ''The Straits Times'' has been debated by historians of Singapore. Prior to 1845, the only English-language newspaper in Singapore was ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southbank Centre
Southbank Centre is an arts centre in London, England. It is adjacent to the separately owned National Theatre and BFI Southbank. It comprises the three main performance spaces – the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and Purcell Room – as well as the Hayward Gallery and National Poetry Library. It the largest centre for the arts in the UK. The Southbank Centre drew around 3.7 million visitors in 2024 and stages approximately 5,000 performances each year. Three to four major art exhibitions are presented at the Hayward Gallery annually. Together with the Barbican Centre, a similar arts venue, the Southbank Centre is also known for its brutalist architecture. Location Southbank Centre's site is on the South Bank of the River Thames, between Hungerford Bridge and Waterloo Bridge. It is fronted by The Queen's Walk and formerly extended to 21 acres (85,000 m2), from County Hall to Waterloo Bridge, however in 2012 management of Jubilee Gardens transferre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ledbury Poetry Festival
Founded in 1996 by a group of local poetry enthusiasts, the Ledbury Poetry Festival is now the biggest poetry festival in the UK. History The first Ledbury Poetry Festival was held in 1997 in Ledbury, Herefordshire. It was opened by jazz singer, critic and writer George Melly. The following year it was opened by Mark Fisher (politician), Mark Fisher, the Labour Party (UK), Labour arts minister. Since then, over a thousand national and international poets have taken part in the festival. Patrons include the Poet laureate, Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, and Peter Florence, founder of the Hay Festival. Trustees include Ursula Owen, publisher, editor and campaigner for free expression, and Neil Astley, editor of Bloodaxe Books. The original trustees of the festival were Peter Arscott, John Burns, Alan Lloyd, Martyn Moxley, Richard Surman and Margaret Rigby. Ledbury holds its main programme over two weeks in the summer, and its work continues throughout the year, with projects that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
