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- The Collected Poems of Arthur Yap: With an Introduction by Irving Goh
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: NUS Press Pte Ltd
summary
Arthur Yap published four major collections of poetry: only lines (1971), commonplace (1977), down the line (1980), and man snake apple & other poems (1986); and contributed a section of poetry in the anthology Five Takes (1974). These five publications are now out-of-print. The Collected Poems of Arthur Yap gathers the entire corpus of Arthur Yap’s poems, including his “vignettes” and other poems, in a single volume for the first time. His work is notable for word play, original use of Singlish, and commentary on the values and priorities expressed by ordinary people in everyday situations. To this day, Yap’s influence continues to impact the local literary and arts scene.
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- Acknowledgements
- pp. XVII-xviii
- mixed shots
- p. 17
- fair youth
- p. 19
- sociability
- pp. 20-22
- pomegranate
- p. 26
- this boy’s zoo
- pp. 27-28
- wet or dry
- pp. 29-30
- carpe diem
- p. 31
- MAN SNAKE APPLE
- pp. 41-42
- tropical paradise
- p. 43
- stained glass
- p. 44
- still-life i
- p. 45
- still-life ii
- p. 46
- still-life iii
- p. 47
- still-life iv
- p. 47
- still-life v
- p. 48
- still-life vi
- p. 49
- still-life vii
- p. 49
- man snake apple
- pp. 50-52
- your goodness
- p. 53
- when last seen
- p. 55
- two women fighting
- p. 56
- street scene i
- p. 58
- street scene ii
- p. 59
- alternation
- p. 61
- paraphrase
- p. 64
- a good poem
- p. 65
- the shisen-do
- p. 66
- 12-times table
- p. 67
- i am not sure
- p. 71
- a list of things
- p. 72
- paired stills
- pp. 73-74
- persimmon trees
- p. 75
- waterbabies
- p. 76
- DOWN THE LINE
- pp. 83-84
- they are days
- p. 85
- dramatis personae
- pp. 89-91
- down the line
- pp. 92-94
- night scene i
- p. 95
- night scene ii
- p. 95
- would it have been
- p. 96
- samson & delilah
- p. 101
- parts of speech
- p. 102
- a family movie
- p. 103
- baldilocks & the 3 heirs
- p. 104
- window view
- p. 105
- nearly there
- p. 108
- rsvp regrets only
- p. 109
- gallery scenario
- p. 110
- in memory of) anthony
- p. 111
- elementary pieces
- p. 113
- stepped-down greys
- p. 114
- smaller world
- p. 115
- nature study
- p. 116
- late-night bonus
- p. 118
- most of october
- p. 119
- at balmain
- p. 121
- wayang kulit
- p. 122
- a family visit
- p. 123
- the centre
- p. 124
- here then...
- p. 124
- 2 mothers in a h d b playground
- pp. 126-127
- a vicious circle
- pp. 128-129
- fiscal ear
- pp. 130-132
- COMMONPLACE
- pp. 133-134
- black & white
- p. 135
- some friends
- p. 137
- miss lee 1940
- p. 141
- opening day
- p. 143
- north hill road, leeds
- p. 145
- new year 75, leeds
- p. 146
- accelerando
- p. 147
- caernavon, wales
- p. 148
- the last train
- p. 149
- a summer funfair
- p. 151
- commonplace
- p. 152
- gaudy turnout
- p. 153
- & the tide
- p. 154
- an afternoon nap
- p. 155
- conceptual art
- p. 156
- a figure study
- p. 156
- quiescence
- p. 158
- landscapes
- p. 159
- who plots, then...
- p. 162
- another look
- p. 164
- configuration
- p. 166
- 1–2 min. poem
- p. 168
- group dynamics i
- p. 169
- group dynamics ii
- pp. 170-172
- FIVE TAKES
- p. 173
- dramatis personnae
- pp. 174-176
- the performance
- p. 177
- parochial champion
- p. 178
- fire off kim seng bridge
- p. 180
- the send-off
- p. 181
- these sounds, endlessly
- p. 182
- almost still-life
- p. 183
- recurrent imagery
- p. 184
- look beyond
- p. 185
- oyster-like
- p. 185
- minimum excavation
- p. 186
- people who now to us
- p. 187
- banyan tree
- p. 189
- a vague lesson of fear
- p. 190
- unfinished letter
- p. 191
- night scene
- p. 191
- june morning
- p. 192
- mainly afterwards
- p. 193
- nature is merciless
- p. 194
- town centre
- p. 196
- internationalism
- p. 196
- tanah rata
- pp. 197-198
- battersea park, london
- p. 199
- 2 small songs
- pp. 201-202
- ONLY LINES
- p. 203
- only lines
- p. 204
- hurrying ahead
- p. 207
- preparedly
- p. 210
- a loud silence
- p. 211
- of anything that is past
- p. 213
- garden episode
- p. 214
- coming up, flowers.
- p. 218
- old photographs
- p. 219
- precedence
- p. 220
- it rains today
- p. 221
- take a room
- p. 222
- in passing
- p. 224
- domestic life
- p. 225
- quick waltz (in may)
- p. 226
- 10th floor song
- p. 227
- twin-point
- p. 228
- a recurrent event
- p. 229
- fear of the known
- p. 230
- readjustment
- p. 231
- change of pace
- p. 235
- local colour
- p. 237
- a scroll painting
- p. 237
- we have silence
- p. 238
- that you’ve left
- p. 241
- cameron highlands
- p. 242
- balancing sounds
- p. 243
- Contributors
- p. 247
Additional Information
ISBN
9789971698003
Related ISBN(s)
9789971696535
MARC Record
OCLC
887538181
Pages
268
Launched on MUSE
2014-08-16
Language
English
Open Access
No