I corresponded with Malaysian pioneer generation poet Shirley Lim in July this year. This interview was a written response to … More
Category: literature
Poetry is dead. Long live poetry
By Lawrence Pettener Who said Malaysian poetry in English was dead? Many have tried to convince me but they should … More
A conversation with Malaysian poet Wong Phui Nam (final part)
By Lawrence Pettener (For the first part of the interview, click here). Lawrence Pettener You give us a lot of … More
A conversation with Malaysian poet Wong Phui Nam (part 1)
By Lawrence Pettener I was lucky enough to get a couple of interviews with national treasure, poet Wong Phui Nam … More
‘The Blood Prince of Langkasuka’ by Tutu Dutta: Why I think we should read this 12th century folklore in 2021
By Sonia Singh Since the 12th century, The Blood Prince of Langkasuka – also known as ‘Kisah Raja Bersiong’ – … More
Poetry as life and death: a review of Deborah Wong’s ‘Autopsy of Sentiments’
By Lawrence Pettener Review: Deborah Wong’s poetry chapbook, ‘Autopsy of Sentiments’ (Working Desk Publishing, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia 2020) This chapbook … More
Standing with the ancestors now, a poet of the mists: a tribute to Irish poet Eavan Boland (1944 – 2020)
By Orla Fay Eavan Boland was born on the 24th of September 1944 which makes her of the same generation … More
Malaysian writer Preeta Samarasan on how her country’s systemic racism forced her to move abroad and how she still mourns the loss of the nation which never quite accepted her
By Preeta Samarasan for The Culture Review Mag I grew up in a middle-class family in Ipoh, Malaysia in the … More
Malaysian literary event Readings turns 15. We interviewed Sharon Bakar who has been curating it for the past 13 years
By Mohani Niza (Main picture by Tina Isaacs) In 2005, Malaysian novelist, poet and educator Bernice Chauly created a literary … More
Life in books: This Singaporean woman curates an interesting bookstagram on social justice topics
By Mohani Niza Firqin Sumartono is a huge bookworm – especially on books on social justice. In 2017, the Singaporean … More
