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- ↑ "Poet Jee Leong Koh had to leave Singapore to engage with it". The Straits Times. 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ "Cha: An Asian Literary Journal - Country of Origin/Point of Departure: Gilbert Koh's and Jee Leong Koh's Poetry". www.asiancha.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ Crawford, Maria (2015-10-27). "Best books of 2015: Poetry". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ "Lambda Literary Awards Finalists Revealed: Carrie Brownstein, Hasan Namir, 'Fun Home' and Truman Capote Shortlisted". www.out.com. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ Huen, Antony (September 2015). "Cha: An Asian Literary Journal - On Arrival and Return: Jee Leong Koh and Collier Nogues". www.asiancha.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ "Starry Island: New Writing from Singapore". UH Press. 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ↑ "Poet of the Week: Jee Leong Koh". Brooklyn Poets. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
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