Kelong single work   poetry   "My father hands me over the sampan's dipping bow"
Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 Kelong
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Affiliation Notes

  • Associated with the AustLit subset Australian Literary Responses to 'Asia' as the work has references to 'Asia'.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Softblow 2004-2010 Z1658197 2004 website Founded by Singapore-based poet Cyril Wong, SOFTBLOW has been a home for contemporary poetry from all over the world since Sep. 2004. 2004-2010
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon After the Fire : New and Selected Poems Kim Cheng Boey , Ng Kwan Cheng (editor), Singapore : Firstfruits , 2006 Z1832806 2006 selected work poetry The poems in After The Fire explore the themes of migration and settlement, tracking how the Chinese migrant negotiates issues of home and identity, and the liminal spaces between past and future, between the country of birth and the adopted country. They offer insights into the cultural, linguistic and literary adjustments the migrant has to make, revealing an evolving sense of self and place. They also uncover narratives linking Australia and Singapore, and provide new mappings of being simultaneously Asian and Australian. [From Trove record] Singapore : Firstfruits , 2006 pg. 18-20
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