Singapore Poetry Writing Month, or as we affectionately call it, SingPoWriMo.
Write one poem a day for thirty days in the cruel month of April that was the challenge thrown open to the wilderness of the interwebz. This anthology brings together the best of the hundreds of poems that were submitted, from verses written in response to fiendish "include-all-these-six-words-in-your-poem" challenges, to impromptu poems written on whim. In the spirit of the democratic process of poetry, we feature first-time poets beside established ones, and blackout poems besides long-forgetten such as the liwuli.
Ann Ang’s poetry, fiction and non-fiction have appeared in Eclectica Magazine, the Quarterly Literary Review of Singapore (QLRS), Ceriph, Kartika Review, The Common and elsewhere. Her first collection of short stories, titled Bang My Car (Math Paper Press, 2012), was launched at the Singapore Writers’ Festival 2012. An avid birdwatcher, she works as an educator in Singapore.
It's a joy to read. Sometimes I feel like reading a whole book of poetry can be rather trying, but the daily prompts help to keep the collection focused and engaging.
An amazing collection that will definitely satisfy your poetry cravings with the eclectic range of poems from a variety of talented poets from all walks of life. And as Pooja Nansi, their editor mentioned, I had not only found one poem that I like, I found several!
A beautiful anthology that aptly showcases the sheer amount of local talent we have here. I personally enjoyed reading this a lot and it's definitely worth reading over and over again.