The Collected Poems of Arthur Yap
Will be published approx. on 30. November 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
268 pages
978-9971-69-653-5 (ISBN)
Description
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, Yap's influence continues to impact the local literary and arts scene.
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, Yap's influence continues to impact the local literary and arts scene.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrated with five colour reproductions of original book covers
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
432 gr
ISBN-13
978-9971-69-653-5 (9789971696535)
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Persons
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 three more volumes of poetry (Commonplace, Down the Line, and Man Snake Apple) under the Heinemann imprint. His poetry also appears in a variety of periodicals.