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The Collected Poems of Arthur Yap
Arthur Yap
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Description for The Collected Poems of Arthur Yap
Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrated with five colour reproductions of original book covers. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 525.
Arthur Yap published four major collections of poetry: only lines (1971), commonplace (1977), down the line (1980), and man snake apple & other poems (1986); and contributed a section of poetry in the anthology Five Takes (1974). These five publications are now out-of-print. The Collected Poems of Arthur Yap gathers the entire corpus of Arthur Yap's poems, including his “vignettes” and other poems, in a single volume for the first time.
His work is notable for word play, original use of Singlish, and commentary on the values and priorities expressed by ordinary people in everyday situations. To this day, ... Read more
Arthur Yap published four major collections of poetry: only lines (1971), commonplace (1977), down the line (1980), and man snake apple & other poems (1986); and contributed a section of poetry in the anthology Five Takes (1974). These five publications are now out-of-print. The Collected Poems of Arthur Yap gathers the entire corpus of Arthur Yap's poems, including his “vignettes” and other poems, in a single volume for the first time.
His work is notable for word play, original use of Singlish, and commentary on the values and priorities expressed by ordinary people in everyday situations. To this day, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NUS Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789971696535
SKU
V9789971696535
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Ref
99-15
About Arthur Yap
Arthur Yap Chioh Hiong (1943-2006) was a Singaporean poet and artist. He held an MA from Leeds and a PhD from the National University of Singapore, where he taught in the Department of English Language and Literature from 1979 until 1998. He published a volume of poetry in 1971 under the title Only Lines (Singapore: Federal Publications), and later published ... Read more
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