How much does one’s background influence one’s writing? Can writers transcend their origins? Join prominent writers Ahmad Tohari and SM Zakir as they share how their lives have shaped their works.

This session is in Malay.


Perbincangan Panel: Mengapa Saya Menulis
Mengemukakan: Ahmad Tohari, S M Zakir
Dimoderatkan oleh: Zizi Azah
Ahad 4 Nov | 4ptg– 5ptg| Glass Hall, Singapore Art Museum | Pas Pesta

Sejauh manakah latar belakang seseorang mempengaruhi penulisannya? Bolehkah seorang penulis mengatasi asal usulnya? Sertai penulis-penulis terkenal Ahmad Tohari dan SM Zakir yang berkongsi bagaimana kehidupan mereka membentuk karya-karya mereka.

Sesi ini dalam bahasa Melayu.

Modernist poetry cuts across cultures and yet means something different to each one. Come join Taiwanese poet Hung Hung, SGWritings founder Zou Lu and Singaporean poet Wu Mu as they explore the significance of Modernist poetry in each of their countries. Can the different styles and forms of poetry be defined clearly? Or does poetry defy labeling?

This session is in Mandarin.


座谈会: 救世之诗
嘉宾: 鸿鸿, 伍木, 邹璐
主持人:郑景祥
十一月四日, 星期天 | 4pm - 5pm | Exhibition Gallery 2, Basement, National Museum of Singapore | 作家节通行证
   
诗歌是否难以归类？该如何明确界定诗歌的风格与形式？让我们与台湾著名诗人鸿鸿、新加坡诗人伍木，以及随笔南洋网创办人邹璐共同探讨现代诗对国家社会的意义与价值。

此节目将以中文进行。
 

Reviewers and critics have the power to shape tastes and build audiences. But is their role all-important or over-estimated, this panel asks. And, without the critic’s opinions and analyses, will only popular works rule the day?

Three newly-published writers of South Asian descent talk about their works, their inspirations and peek into their crystal balls to speculate on what is next for writing from the sub-continent.