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Filtering by Tag: Loh Guan Liang

Poems, Loh Guan Liang

Maria S. Mendes

My Chinese teacher once taught me
that pursuit starts with a dot breaking
the surface, then an upward slash
to the right; the sail must be erect
before the remaining strokes can appear,
junk-shaped, to chase white waters.
When she wrapped my hand in hers I saw
only unyielding sequence in penmanship,
how my pen could only write my life
forwards, not backwards. Now older,
pursuit looks more like a butterfly
searching for its other wing – what
my Chinese teacher did not say
is that we also finish each sentence
with a dot, except that it winds back
to itself, the point of departure
almost touching the point of return。 

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categories Poems
tags Loh Guan Liang, Paraplegic, 追(Pursuit)

Interviewing Loh Guan Liang

Maria S. Mendes

JF: There seems to be a shift of style from your first book to the second. 

There was definitely a shift in the style in Bitter Punch. With Transparent Strangers, the poetic voice was more detached, I was looking at things from a distance. With Bitter Punch, I was dealing with a lot more intimate, personal content. At the same time, I think the whole experimentation runs through both books. It is just that with Bitter Punch, I guess,there is a bit more confidence in terms of the experimentation. The other thing I also noticed – I mean, after the book came out – is that Bitter Punch has a section that deals with very personal things that have happened in my life. That really is the break from the usual detached, distant urban observation. 

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categories Interviews
tags Loh Guan Liang