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Yeow Kai Chai is a poet, former Straits Times journalist,[1] and the former director of the Singapore Writers Festival.[2] With writings influenced by music videos and other forms of artistic impressions, he is an MA graduate in English Literature from the National University of Singapore, and has published three poetry collections: Secret Manta (2001), Pretend I'm Not Here (2006)[3] and One To The Dark Tower Comes (2021).[4] He is also an editor of the Quarterly Literary Review Singapore.[5]

In 2014, he participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA.[6]

Appointed by the National Arts Council, he was the director of the Singapore Writers Festival from 2015-2018.[7] The 2015 event reached an audience of more than 19,700 with a broadened lineup featuring music, dance, drama and art events.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Luna Park / The PROMOSAIC/PO-ERM* Interview with Yeow Kai Chai". lunaparkreview.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  • ^ "Asian Books Blog: Q & A: Yeow Kai Chai". www.asianbooksblog.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  • ^ "Yeow Kai Chai". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  • ^ hermesauto (20 February 2021). "After 15 years, a poet to the dark tower comes". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  • ^ "Yeow Kai Chai - poetry.sg". www.poetry.sg. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  • ^ "2014 Resident Participants | The International Writing Program". iwp.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  • ^ hermesauto (30 October 2018). "Poet Pooja Nansi to helm Singapore Writers Festival 2019". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  • ^ hermes. "Widening reach of writers fest". The Straits Times. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

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