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Poems on the MRT

Plastic Ghosts #5 by Marc Nair

 

Photo by Marc Nair.

To fall as a cloud
is to descend whole,

a fragrance that basks
on the shore, unbroken
by wind, free from thermals,
the questing winds of eagles.

Some clouds keep their shape
by hiding a ray of sunlight inside,
a knotted secret, even as
the world around turns to rain.

Published in The Earth in Our Bones (2023)

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Marc Nair is an artist, educator and cultural entrepreneur from Singapore who is currently based in Toronto, Canada. A managing partner of The Creative Voice, he has organized indie literary festivals, developed walking tours and collaborated on diverse creative projects. Mackerel, an online cultural magazine, is part of The Creative Voice’s portfolio of reviews, essays and art-oriented output. Marc’s list of authored and edited publications include The Earth in Our Bones (2023), Sightlines (2019), Handbook of Daily Movement (2019), Vital Possessions (2018), Auguries of Modern Innocence (2018), Intersection (2017), Spomenik (2016), This Is Not A Safety Barrier (2015), The Poet of Unlove (2015), Animal City (2014), Postal Code (2013), Chai: Travel Poems (2010), Along The Yellow Line (2007). An experienced educator, Marc holds a PhD (D. Phil) from RMIT University. He has taught ‘A’ Level Literature and General Paper and was a Literary Arts teacher in the International Baccalaureate programme at SOTA.

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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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