Yeow Kai Chai

Yeow Kai Chai is a poet, former Straits Times journalist,^[1] and the former director of the Singapore Writers Festival.^[2] With writings influenced by music videos and other forms of artistic impressions, he is a MA graduate in English Literature from the National University of Singapore, and has published three poetry collections: Secret Manta (2001), Pretend I'm Not Here (2006)^[3] and One To The Dark Tower Comes (2021).^[4] He is also an editor of the Quarterly Literary Review Singapore.^[5]

In 2014, he participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA.^[6]

Appointed by the National Arts Council, he was the director of the Singapore Writers Festival from 2015-2018.^[7] The 2015 event reached an audience of more than 19,700 with a broadened lineup featuring music, dance, drama and art events.^[8]

References[]

^ "Luna Park / The PROMOSAIC/PO-ERM* Interview with Yeow Kai Chai". lunaparkreview.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ "Asian Books Blog: Q & A: Yeow Kai Chai". www.asianbooksblog.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ "Yeow Kai Chai". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ hermesauto (20 February 2021). "After 15 years, a poet to the dark tower comes". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ "Yeow Kai Chai - poetry.sg". www.poetry.sg. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ "2014 Resident Participants | The International Writing Program". iwp.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ hermesauto (30 October 2018). "Poet Pooja Nansi to helm Singapore Writers Festival 2019". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ hermes. "Widening reach of writers fest". The Straits Times. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

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[1] "Luna Park / The PROMOSAIC/PO-ERM* Interview with Yeow Kai Chai". lunaparkreview.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

[2] "Asian Books Blog: Q & A: Yeow Kai Chai". www.asianbooksblog.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

[3] "Yeow Kai Chai". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

[4] rmesauto (20 February 2021). "After 15 years, a poet to the dark tower comes". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[5] "Yeow Kai Chai - poetry.sg". www.poetry.sg. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

[6] "2014 Resident Participants | The International Writing Program". iwp.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

[7] rmesauto (30 October 2018). "Poet Pooja Nansi to helm Singapore Writers Festival 2019". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[8] rmes. "Widening reach of writers fest". The Straits Times. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

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