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CHASING CURTAINED SUNS
poems by Jerrold Yam

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The poems — which invoke subjects as diverse as childbirth, celebrity culture and National Service —
extend beyond a struggle for acceptance amid the transience of modern Singapore and into the
universal territory of teenagehood. Growing up suggests an inexorable shift to adult sensibilities, but
this transition is fraught with countervailing tensions of moving on, letting go and leaving behind. Yet,
the collection ends with an optimism that is both agonising and courageous in its desperation for hope.

Alternately lyrical and experimental, confessional and incisive, Yam flexes his poetic versatility
by combining ruthless introspection with hard-won catharsis. The ensuing redefinition of
boundaries, between what must be left unsaid and what seeks reiteration, holds testimony to
a voice that is unafraid of frankness — a voice ready to spearhead the next generation of
Singaporean literature.

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Perfect-bound with cover flap paperback
Published by Math Paper Press (2012)
Distributed by Math Paper Press
ISBN-13: 978-981-07-2101-5

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