Yeow Kai Chai

Yeow Kai Chai is a poet, former Straits Times journalist,[1] and the current director of the Singapore Writers Festival.[2]With writings influnced 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 two poetry collections: Secret Manta (2001) and Pretend I'm Not Here (2006).[3] He is also an editor of the Quarterly Literary Review Singapore.[4]

Appointed by the National Arts Council in 2015, he presided over a sold-out debut Singapore Writers Festival, reaching an audience of more than 19,700 with a broadened lineup featuring music, dance, drama and art events.[5]

References

  1. "Luna Park / The PROMOSAIC/PO-ERM* Interview with Yeow Kai Chai". lunaparkreview.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  2. "Asian Books Blog: Q & A: Yeow Kai Chai". www.asianbooksblog.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  3. "Yeow Kai Chai". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  4. "Yeow Kai Chai - poetry.sg". www.poetry.sg. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  5. hermes. "Widening reach of writers fest". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
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