Singapore Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1995) Honorable Mention
Boey Kim Cheng
ボエイ・キム・チェン
Boey Kim Cheng
Aliases:
Boey K. Cheng
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965 （Singapore）
- Nationality
- Singaporean, Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Singapore → Sydney, Australia → Singapore (Nanyang Technological University)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1987-
- Affiliations
- University of Newcastle, Nanyang Technological University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National University of Singapore | — | English Literature | Bachelor of Arts | — | Singapore |
| Macquarie University | — | — | PhD | — | Australia |
| Victoria School | — | — | — | — | Singapore |
| Goethe-Institut | — | German | — | — | Germany |
| University of Iowa | — | International Writing Program | — | — | United States |
National University of Singapore
English Literature
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
Singapore
BA and MA
Macquarie University
Degree:
PhD
Country:
Australia
PhD completed
Victoria School
Country:
Singapore
Secondary education
Goethe-Institut
German
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
Germany
Scholarship for German
University of Iowa
International Writing Program
Country:
United States
Sponsored by USIA
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Young Artist Award | — | — | National Arts Council | 受賞 |
| 1992 | NBDCS Book Award for Poetry | Somewhere-Bound | 詩 | National Book Development Council | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Singapore Literature Prize | Days of No Name | — | — | Merit |
| 2023 | Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry | The Singer and Other Poems | 詩 | — | 受賞 |
Young Artist Award
1996
Organization:
National Arts Council
Result:
受賞
NBDCS Book Award for Poetry
1992
Work:
Somewhere-Bound
Category:
詩
Organization:
National Book Development Council
Result:
受賞
Singapore Literature Prize
1995
Work:
Days of No Name
Result:
Merit
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
2023
Work:
The Singer and Other Poems
Category:
詩
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Somewhere-Bound
1989 PoetryDebut poetry collection
Singapore life
Another Place
1992 PoetrySecond poetry collection, commended at NBDCS
Loss of place
Days of No Name
1996 PoetryInspired by US experiences, merit at Singapore Literature Prize
Travel
After the Fire: New and Selected Poems
2006 PoetryNew and selected poems dealing with father's death
FamilyLoss
Clear Brightness
2012 PoetryFifth poetry collection, selected as best book by Straits Times
BrightnessMemory
The Singer and Other Poems
2022 PoetryBetween Stations: Essays
2009 Non-fictionTravel essays and autobiographical reminiscences
TravelIdentity
Gull Between Heaven and Earth
2017 FictionFictionalised biography of Du Fu
Chinese poet
Bibliography
- Somewhere-Bound (1989)
- Another Place (1992)
- Days of No Name (1996)
- After the Fire: New and Selected Poems (2006)
- Clear Brightness (2012)
- Between Stations: Essays (2009)
- Gull Between Heaven and Earth: A Novel (2017)
- The Singer and Other Poems (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poet of experiencePoetics of travel and place
- Recurring Motifs
- DisplacementFamily (father, grandmother)Singapore's rapid development
Legacy
Highly regarded Singaporean-Australian poet, poems in syllabi, themes of travel, place, family
In Popular Culture
- Poems on A-level English literature syllabus in Singapore
Quotes
-
Poems about them are attempts to memorialize them, to deal with their disappearance.
Source: Cerise Press interview (2010)
Trivia
- Native name form is Kim Cheng Boey
- Former probation officer