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'When Cordite invited us to put together a folio of contemporary Singapore poetry, it seemed like a straightforward business. The usual suspects are called, a few new names sprinkled in for progress, a grant applied for, a spreadsheet assembled … but instead, we paused.' (Alvin Pang and Joshua Ip, Editorial introduction)
Contents
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Joel Ephraims Reviews Ashbery Mode Edited by Michael Farrell,
single work
review
— Review of Ashbery Mode 2019 anthology poetry ;'The presence of John Ashbery shines over contemporary literature, for many as an enigma, indisputably as a catalyst. Part of the post-World War II wave of new American poetry, his name is grouped not just alongside his contemporary poets but among their literary schools and movements: the L-A-N-G-U-A-G-E school, the New York School, the San Francisco Renaissance, the Beats, the Black Mountain poets, our own ’68ers and J.A.' (Introduction)
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Declan Fry Reviews Cham Zhi Yi,
single work
review
— Review of Blur by The 2019 selected work poetry ;