When the Barbarians Arrive (Arc International Poets Series) - Softcover

Alvin Pang

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906570981 ISBN 13: 9781906570989

Publisher: Arc Publications, 2012

Synopsis

An anthology of selected works from Singaporean poet Alvin Pang's previous five collections.

Wry, sensitive and intelligent throughout, the selection ranges from unsentimental love poems to sharply satirical writing. They mock, celebrate and unsettle, at once recognisably national and international in reach, offering a fresh edge and energy to the wave of urban poetry emerging from Singapore.

About this title

Review:

"The reputation of Alvin Pang as the premier young Singaporean poet, or at the very least a star in the small constellation of an exclusive group of this country's poets writing in English, is hard to challenge. A literary entrepreneur, anthologiser and superb reader of his own work, Pang's poems over more than 15 years puts him ahead of or in such diverse company as Toh Hsien Min, Yong Shu Hoong, Cyril Wong and Felix Cheong - all superb writers."
- David Fedo, Quarterly Literary Review Singapor

"Alvin Pang's When The Barbarians Arrive mixes new work with poems from three collections published in Singapore, where Pang is a vocal proponent of contemporary urban poetry. His poems are at once witty and dreamy..."
--Chloe Stopa-Hunt, Poetry Review<>/i

About the Author:

Alvin Pang was born in Singapore in 1972. A Fellow of Iowa University s International Writing program, his poetry has been translated into more than fifteen languages, and he has appeared at major festivals and in anthologies worldwide. He has edited the anthologies No Other City (2000); Over There: Poems from Singapore and Australia (with John Kinsella, 2008), and Tumasik: Contemporary Writing from Singapore (2009). Pang was named Young Artist of the Year for Literature by Singapore s National Arts Council, and has received the Singapore Youth Award (Arts and Culture).

About this edition

• Publisher: Arc Publications
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1906570981
• ISBN 13: 9781906570989
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80