A Luxury We Cannot Afford: An Anthology of Singapore Poetry by Jennifer Anne Champion, Samantha Toh, Eric Tinsay Valles, Alfonse Chiu, Tse Hao Guang, Jeremy Tiang, Evaleen Tan, Toh Hsien Min, Lynne Hong, Ho Ren Chun, Gilbert Koh, Jing-Jing Lee, Norashiqin Toh, Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé, Christine Chia, Jerrold Yam, Rodrigo V. Dela Peña Jr., Jason Erik Lundberg, Laremy Lee, Ian Chung, Leon Choo, Shawn Hoo, Jee Leong Koh, Theophilus Kwek, Charlene Shepherdson, Jon Gresham, Chelsea Sim, Keith Tong, Leong Liew Geok, Krishna Udayasankar, Teh Su Ching, Hazwan Norly, Lauren Harper, Grace Chia, Ann Ang, Alvin Pang, Edwin Thumboo, Pooja Nansi, Daryl Lim Wei Jie, Sze Yao Tan, Samuel Lee, Paul Grayson, Low Kian Seh, Joshua Ip, Sandesh Sambhi, Ng Yi-Sheng, Loh Guan Liang, Marc Nair, Felix Cheong, Alfian Sa'at, Amanda Lee Koe

160 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
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Singapore is a country of many invented, transplanted, or self-made myths and fables, but one looms above them all. 1969 marks the famous declaration of the myth: "Poetry is a luxury we cannot afford."As our island nation approaches its 50th anniv...

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