S.E.A. Write Award (Southeast Asian Writers Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1983) Winner
Arthur Yap
よう いゆう
Yap Chioh Hiong
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943 （Singapore）
- Died
- 2006-06-19 （Singapore (home)） age 63
- Nationality
- Singaporean
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Singapore
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, painter, pedagogue
- Active Years
- 1967-2006
- Affiliations
- National University of Singapore, Department of English Language and Literature, Ministry of Education, Creative Arts Programme
- Memberships
- General editor of literary magazine Singa
- Influenced
- Singaporean writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's School | — | — | — | — | Singapore |
| University of Singapore | — | English Literature | — | — | Singapore |
| University of Leeds | — | Linguistics and English Language Teaching | MA | — | England |
| National University of Singapore | — | Department of English Language and Literature | PhD | 1979-1998（講師として） | Singapore |
St Andrew's School
Country:
Singapore
University of Singapore
English Literature
Country:
Singapore
Pre-university
University of Leeds
Linguistics and English Language Teaching
Degree:
MA
Country:
England
British Council scholarship
National University of Singapore
Department of English Language and Literature
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1979-1998（講師として）
Country:
Singapore
Obtained after return from Leeds
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Poetry award by the National Book Development Council of Singapore | Only Lines | — | National Book Development Council of Singapore | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Cultural Medallion | — | 文学 | Singapore Government | 受賞 |
| 1983 | South-East Asian Write Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Book Council Award | Man Snake Apple & Other Poems | — | National Book Development Council of Singapore | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Montblanc-NUS Centre for the Arts Literary Award | — | English | NUS Centre for the Arts | 受賞 |
Poetry award by the National Book Development Council of Singapore
1976
Work:
Only Lines
Organization:
National Book Development Council of Singapore
Result:
受賞
Cultural Medallion
1983
Category:
文学
Organization:
Singapore Government
Result:
受賞
South-East Asian Write Award
1983
Result:
受賞
Book Council Award
1988
Work:
Man Snake Apple & Other Poems
Organization:
National Book Development Council of Singapore
Result:
受賞
Montblanc-NUS Centre for the Arts Literary Award
1998
Category:
English
Organization:
NUS Centre for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Only Lines
1971 PoetryWhimsical, wordplay-based humour poetry collection.
Power of wordsEveryday life
Translations
- Japanese, Mandarin, Malay
Bibliography
- Only Lines (1971)
- Commonplace (1977)
- Down the Line (1980)
- Man Snake Apple & Other Poems (1986)
- The space of city trees: selected poems (2000)
- The collected poems of Arthur Yap (2013)
- Noon at five o'clock: the short stories of Arthur Yap (2014)
Translations of Works
- Translations in Japanese, Mandarin, Malay in Asian countries
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Linguistic playfulness bridging Singlish rhythms and acrolectic English precisionAll-lowercase style like E.E. CummingsSimple wordsElliptical and dense
- Recurring Motifs
- Urban and natural landscapesEveryday peopled contoursRestlessness of modern world
Health
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lung cancer診断後Received radiotherapy treatment
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throat cancer2004年再発-2006年Recurred in 2004, major surgery to remove voice box, died after 2.5 years
Legacy
Pioneering figure in Singapore English literature, admired for unique poetic voice blending Singlish and English; works in university syllabi and anthologies.
In Popular Culture
- Down the Line selected in Business Times Top 10 English Singapore books 1965-2015
Quotes
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should i also add: here are only lines linked by the same old story. the same old plot in which they are grown
Source: Only Lines (1971)
Trivia
- Used all-lowercase style influenced by E.E. Cummings
- Held first solo art exhibition in 1969