Yeow Kai Chai

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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]

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References

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  2. "Asian Books Blog: Q & A: Yeow Kai Chai". www.asianbooksblog.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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  4. hermesauto (20 February 2021). "After 15 years, a poet to the dark tower comes". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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  6. "2014 Resident Participants | The International Writing Program". iwp.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  7. hermesauto (30 October 2018). "Poet Pooja Nansi to helm Singapore Writers Festival 2019". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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