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Glimpsing The Future
Chua Jia Wen Issue 1: RISE, July 2023 when the sun has set and my eyes are spared the sky’s streamingblindness you will still be the god that vanished upon being revered that iwill must stumble back into one day though i know not how or when stilladulterating even in your stilling absence making me…
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Peace Is A Woman Whose Head Is A Roof
Yeo Wei Wei Issue 1: RISE, July 2023 Auntie Bebe bathed the old-fashioned way using a bucket and ladle. There was a modern shower in her bathroom but she never used it. Before her husband passed away, he offered many times to have the shower removed, but each time Auntie Bebe retorted: ‘What about the…
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Rainbow Sunrise
Ella Line Issue 1: RISE, July 2023 Rainbow sunrise depicts a sunrise scene in my colourful impressionistic style. To me, sunrise symbolises a new hope and a new day. The rising sun lights the sky in a multitude of colours, marking a celebration. The rising sun is seen as a joyful and hopeful scene. Ella…
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Review of ‘going home’ by Jonathan Chan
Brian Lee Issue 1: RISE, July 2023 Singapore: Landmark Books, 2022 The opening poem of Jonathan Chan’s debut collection going home, “5 foundings”, traces the intricate and multilayered heritage of his ancestral families, traversing Asia and America, and following his forebears’ many journeys converging in Singapore. As someone who spent my childhood in three different…
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for a future
Max Pasakorn Issue 1: RISE, July 2023 where i still live on the glaze of the ocean & the sun shows up to work in a t-shirt that says something meaningless like, “Go Slay The Day, Mama!!” & my home is snug enough to house my obsession of seaweed paintings & i cash in my…
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On Phum Viphurit, Third Culture Kids, and Joy
Jamie Uy Issue 1: RISE, July 2023 Image: Scout Magazine The year is 2018. Tonight, the viral internet music sensation Phum Viphurit will perform for the first time in Singapore. To say I’m excited to hear the twenty three-year-old Thai-born, New Zealand-raised indie folk singer-songwriter perform in person is an understatement. I’ve been bothering my…
