{"id":16818,"date":"2013-08-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-18T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/2013\/08\/19\/sing-lit-101-how-to-read-a-singaporean-poem\/"},"modified":"2020-09-28T23:56:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T15:56:40","slug":"sing-lit-101-how-to-read-a-singaporean-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/2013\/08\/19\/sing-lit-101-how-to-read-a-singaporean-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"Sing Lit 101: How To Read A Singaporean Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Genre: Literary Arts<\/p>\n

Co-presented by The Arts House and Gwee Li Sui<\/p>\n

Literary critic and poet Dr Gwee Li Sui will give six lectures, each focused on a major English poem from Singapore\u2019s formative decades. He will introduce their writers and the times before unpacking these poems for a whole sweep of riveting and hidden meanings and implications. If you find poetry a difficult form to enjoy, or if Singapore\u2019s literature appears a mystery, this is the place to start! Dr Gwee will take you on a journey packed with thought, passion, and wit that should show you Singaporean writing in a new light. Whatever your age or background is, you will be charmed and enlightened by the analyses and come to appreciate the value of verse and its inquiry, what poetry does and what can be known through it.<\/div>\n

This groundbreaking series will come to a close in style with a special panel discussion to revisit of one of the region\u2019s key historical anthologies,\u00a0Seven Poets: Singapore and Malaysia <\/em>(1970). Join us at the panel discussion,\u00a0Poetry and Existense,\u00a0<\/em>with some of Singapore’s pioneer poets\u00a0on 23 Nov.<\/p>\n

About Gwee Li Sui<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gwee Li Sui\u00a0is a literary critic, a poet, and a graphic artist. He wrote Singapore\u2019s first full-length comic-book novel,\u00a0Myth of the Stone<\/em>, in 1993 and published a volume of humorous verse,\u00a0Who Wants to Buy a Book of Poems?<\/em>, in 1998. A familiar name in Singapore\u2019s literary scene, he has written on a wide range of cultural subjects and edited Sharing Borders: Studies in Contemporary Singaporean-Malaysian Literature II\u00a0<\/em>(2009),\u00a0Telltale: Eleven Stories\u00a0<\/em>(2010), and\u00a0Man\/Born\/Free: Writings on the Human Spirit from Singapore\u00a0<\/em>(2011).<\/p>\n

Venue: Screening Room<\/a>, Blue Room<\/a>
\nEvent Timings:<\/strong><\/p>\n

17 Aug: Ulysses by the Merlion<\/em> by Edwin Thumboo<\/a>
\n31 Aug: 2 mothers in a h d b playground<\/em> by Arthur Yap<\/a>
\n14 Sep:\u00a0Dragon-fly<\/em> by Wong May<\/a><\/strong>
\n28 Sep: My Country and My People <\/em>by Lee Tzu Pheng<\/a><\/strong>
\n12 Oct:\u00a0Bird with One Wing <\/em>by Goh Poh Seng<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0
\n26 Oct:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>After the hard hours, this rain <\/em>by Chandran Nair<\/a><\/strong>
\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

$20 per session, $100 per season pass<\/p>\n

$10 per session, $50 per season pass (Student concession)<\/p>\n

For\u00a0ages 15 and above<\/p>\n

More Details can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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