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Author: Gwee Li Sui Publisher: Landmark Books Pte Ltd ISBN: 9814189715 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 7
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This volume could well be subtitled the social history of Singapore in 120 haiku. There are haiku about MRT breakdown, rat infestation, haze, 377A, hungry ghosts and cavorting community cats. There are also those of matters of socio-political import: 2011 GE, population management, personal data protection, leadership renewal and compassionate meritocracy. Gwee adds to his army haiku that won prizes from the SAF with others of a military theme in Purple Light and Tekong diarrhea. Then there are newsy haiku reporting on NIMBY, the royal visit, that Holland V bank robbery plus The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye. He does not forget the newsmakers either – the otters, the Little India Riot hero, A-Mei, Subhas Anandan, Phey Yew Kok, Joseph Schooling and that si geena who shall not be named. Also remembered is our dear Ah Kong in a pair of death anniversary haiku, and a sad one about the empty parade chair. There are haiku about our places we love, the hawker centre, cenotaph, kopitiam, Sungei Road, Singapore River.... This is a book of haiku for every Singaporean – kuku or not.
Author: Gwee Li Sui Publisher: Landmark Books Pte Ltd ISBN: 9814189715 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 7
Book Description
This volume could well be subtitled the social history of Singapore in 120 haiku. There are haiku about MRT breakdown, rat infestation, haze, 377A, hungry ghosts and cavorting community cats. There are also those of matters of socio-political import: 2011 GE, population management, personal data protection, leadership renewal and compassionate meritocracy. Gwee adds to his army haiku that won prizes from the SAF with others of a military theme in Purple Light and Tekong diarrhea. Then there are newsy haiku reporting on NIMBY, the royal visit, that Holland V bank robbery plus The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye. He does not forget the newsmakers either – the otters, the Little India Riot hero, A-Mei, Subhas Anandan, Phey Yew Kok, Joseph Schooling and that si geena who shall not be named. Also remembered is our dear Ah Kong in a pair of death anniversary haiku, and a sad one about the empty parade chair. There are haiku about our places we love, the hawker centre, cenotaph, kopitiam, Sungei Road, Singapore River.... This is a book of haiku for every Singaporean – kuku or not.
Author: Hone Tuwhare Publisher: University of Hawaii Press ISBN: 9780824816070 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 212
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An anthology by a Maori poet from New Zealand. In Dour Note on a Sunny Winter's Morning, he writes: "I am unacquainted with the world's / sadnesses, knowing only / its specificities on the pain / of separation--the aftermath / of joyful couplings that were / unproclaimed--of births that are / unadvertised / and a million more looking like / death with never a listing on tomb / or tabloid, obelisk.
Author: Michael Dahl Publisher: Raintree ISBN: 1474707564 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 72
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This collection of spine-chilling stories is sure to scare you silly. A movie about alien invasion transforms into real life. A hunt in a snowy forest suddenly turns dangerous when a monster appears. A greant-aunt comes back from the dead, just in time for a little girl's birthday party. With writing prompts and discussion questions to continue the fright, you'll be spooked long after you finish reading.
Author: Michael Dahl Publisher: Capstone ISBN: 1496524748 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 124
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What if you only had one hundred words to warn humanity of a deadly danger? What if your favorite sci-fi movie suddenly turned into a real-life worst nightmare? What if a girl you've never seen before keeps showing up in photos on your cell phone? What if you hear a knocking sound in the middle of the night? In each of the 27 tales in this book, people are afraid. Very afraid. Read their stories. See if you share their fears. Because if you don't now . . . you will.
Author: Michael Dahl Publisher: Capstone ISBN: 1496505964 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 73
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A movie about alien invasion transforms into real life. A hunt in a snowy forest suddenly turns dangerous.A great-aunt comes back from the dead, just in time for a little girl's birthday party.
Author: Josh Lewis Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1105580849 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 99
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The World Tree is dying. Three races of men are thrown into a fierce struggle for power as the world of Tiphereth buckles under the weight of an industrial revolution. Smoke stacks pock the face of the planet, trees are being cut down by the acre, and a severe drought chokes the land of its precious water. With Tiphereth's future hanging by a mere thread, it's up to an unlikely hero to bring peace to the war-torn planet.Wandernisse is the inspiring story of a little brewmaster Tomte named Jörgi, who above all the odds, rises to meet a challenge that will either the save planet, or cost him his life.When Jörgi learns of a magical stone with powers to save the World Tree, he embarks on a journey unlike any other. Along the way, he is helped by many new friends, brought face to face with a fierce pink dragon, made to realize the unrivaled power of true love, and above all else, taught the importance of preserving the environment for future generations to come.
Author: Guan Heng Tan Publisher: ASIAPAC BOOKS ISBN: 981170712X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 313
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“Perhaps I will write about my own life as a blind person,” Choon Guan said. “I’ll entitle it My Love is Blind. The word blind will embrace your name, Lin.” His big eyes widened and lit up, sparkling and full of tenderness. His lips moved in a soundless whisper: “My Love is Lin.” Tan Guan Heng lost his sight at the age of 28. In his first novel, he paints a nostalgic picture of Singapore on the brink of independence. With biting honesty and ironic humour, this novel brings to life the world of the blind and their sighted helpers. More than twenty years after its first publication in 1995, My Love is Blind has retained its enduring appeal as one of Singapore’s most extraordinary and memorable novels. Asiapac Books is pleased to launch a special edition of this groundbreaking novel, updated with an epilogue and a new foreword by Dr. Tommy Koh, and an afterword by literary critic, Gwee Li Sui. An excerpt from the afterword: “…My Love is Blind is a deeply rational book because the writing involves distinct technical questions about constructing reality. It explains a quality of composure where, even at his lowest, Choon Guan entertains neither despair nor death. Ultimately, we must see the heart of this work as a great belief in life, what can hold together and transform all the fragments of self.”
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From the Preface The sacrifices of migrant workers are written in every inch of Singapore – in the bricks of buildings, ship irons, under the floor of houses. Thousands of years later, someone may hear the story of our pain and sacrifice from the walls of this city. After about a decade here, I have many stories and recollections to share with you. This diary contains the collected fragments of my experiences. It is not my intention to write anything against my homeland or this country. No hurt feelings, please. I have just written down the most valuable moments of my life here. This diary records observations from my reality. From the Foreword by Gwee Li Sui The records from hours between 2008 and 2016 take us on a harsh, profoundly emotional journey. Let us remember that we are meeting a passage of real life that runs concurrent to ours within this alleged city of dreams. The book is therefore urgent because it breaks open the hearts of readers to what our eyes fail to see. As Sharif’s words invade our sense of self and of place, our world cannot be the same again.
Author: Gwee Li Sui Publisher: Ethos Books ISBN: 9811431124 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 27
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2719 presents a history of the future. It is a creative prognosis that charts how Singapore will develop for the next seven hundred years. Moments in the island’s real history will reverberate through the course of its current challenges, its cycles of self-making, and the future of our world order.
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