Join AFTERIMAGE for the launch of rib/cage. Authored by Rosaly Puthucheary, ArunDitha and Zeha, our first ALLTHETIME folio captures the visceral struggle for selfhood and belonging, written and published over five decades.
Moderated by poet, educator and AFTERIMAGE’s Chief Publisher Pooja Nansi, the session will explore the themes of alienation and autonomy that permeate these works, offering insights into how poetry excavates and empowers. The event will feature live performances, readings and a heartfelt conversation between all three poets. Join us afterward for a book-signing session and an intimate BYOB reception to continue the conversation and connect.
Stay tuned to @afterimage.press on Instagram for registration details.
VENUE: The Arts House (Play Den)
ADDRESS: 1 Old Parliament Lane, Singapore 179429
DATE AND TIME
27 Feb 2025, 7.30pm-8.30pm
Rosaly Puthucheary (b. 1936), a Singaporean with roots in Johor Bahru, taught English Literature in Anglo-Chinese Junior College from 1984 to 2001. She was conferred a Doctorate of Philosophy from the National University of Singapore in 2006. Rosaly writes widely across poetry and prose, including volumes of memoir and criticism. Her major publications include Pillow Your Dreams (1978), The Fragmented Ego (1978), Dance On His Doorsteps (1992), Footfalls in the Rain (2008), Mirrored Mirages (2008), Different Voices (2009), In the Wake of Terror (2012) and My Burning Hill (2012).
ArunDitha (b. 1988) is a goddess-worshipping performance artist, writer and facilitator working between poetry, sound and the dramatic arts. She has performed poetry, music and experimental dramatic work locally and at festivals worldwide. ArunDitha has been resident writer/artist at Literarisches Colloquium Berlin, The Watermill Center NY, The Marpha Foundation Nepal. Her co-creations have been commissioned by the The Esplanade, the Goethe-Institut and the Barcelona International Poetry Festival. She currently sings/loops with Mantravine, and co-organises at Opens, a para-academic forum. Her work has been published by Penguin Random House, The Straits Times and Ethos Books, to name a few.
Zeha (b. 2000) is a multi-disciplinary artist whose performance work centres around the relationships between family, queerness, ethnicity, familiarity and reconciliation. They enjoy the malleability of language and construct / deconstruct the Malay and English languages to paint soundscapes and conjure microscopic imagery. rib/cage marks their debut in print.