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Moving People With Words

Poems on the MRT

tea by Angeline Yap

 

a path
a grass hut
a scroll on the alcove wall
a single floral spray

A bowl offered with deep courtesy
a peace imparted in silence
a quiet grace
a gift

Published in Closing My Eyes to Listen (2011)

Angeline Yap is an award-winning Singaporean poet whose work has appeared in literary publications and textbooks since the 1970’s. Since the 1980's, she has mentored emerging writers in Singapore and served as a speaker at writing events, or judged competitions for young writers. She has also collaborated with artists and writers from the USA, UK, Asia and Australia. Her poems have been read over radio and television and at literary festivals, translated into Tamil and Mandarin, and set to music for performance by choirs in Singapore and internationally.

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Poems on the MRT is an initiative by the National Arts Council, in partnership with SMRT and Stellar Ace. Produced by Sing Lit Station, a local literary non-profit organisation, this collaboration displays excerpts of Singapore poetry throughout SMRT’s train network, integrating local literature into the daily experience of commuters. Look out for poems in English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil in trains on the East-West, North-South and Circle Lines, as well as videos created by local artists and featuring local poets in stations and on trains. The Chinese, Malay, and Tamil poems are available in both the original languages and English. To enjoy the full poems, commuters may read them on go.gov.sg/potm.

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