Edwin Thumboo Singapore

Bio
One of the pioneers of Singaporean poetry, Edwin edited some of the earliest anthologies of English literature from Singapore and Malaysia, giving writers a collective forum of expression. He has authored five volumes of poetry: Rib of Earth (1956), Gods Can Die (1977), Ulysses by the Merlion (1979), A Third Map: New and Selected Poems (1993), and most recently, Still Travelling (2008). The unofficial poet laureate of Singapore, he received the Cultural Medallion in 1979 and the Meritorious Service Medal in 2006. He worked for many years at the National University of Singapore, where he was conferred an emeritus professorship in 1997.

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