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The Relationship
The Relationship

“The Relationship,” a story by Mozid Mahmud.

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FictionJee KohNovember 12, 2021Mozid Mahmud Comments
City of Sadness and Violence
City of Sadness and Violence

Yeow Kai Chai reviews Vijay Seshadri’s That Was Now, This Is Then (USA: Graywolf Press, 2020).

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Review, PoetryJee KohNovember 9, 2021Yeow Kai Chai, Vijay Seshadri, Graywolf PressComment
Feminist Documentaries in Singapore
Feminist Documentaries in Singapore

Winner of the 1st Singapore Unbound Awards for the Best Undergraduate Critical Essays on Singapore and Other Literatures: “Feminist Documentaries in Singapore,” by Liow Xin Li.

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EssayJee KohNovember 5, 2021Liow Xin LiComment
Stateless Citizens: Apathy as Defence Mechanism in Amanda Lee Koe’s Ministry of Moral Panic
Stateless Citizens: Apathy as Defence Mechanism in Amanda Lee Koe’s Ministry of Moral Panic

Winner of the 1st Singapore Unbound Awards for the Best Undergraduate Critical Essays on Singapore and Other Literatures: “Stateless Citizens: Apathy as Defence Mechanism in Amanda Lee Koe’s Ministry of Moral Panic,” by Ho Kin Yunn.

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EssayJee KohNovember 5, 2021Ho Kin YunnComment
In Pursuit of Queer Singapore: Tracing Queer Time and Space in Singaporean Speculative Fiction
In Pursuit of Queer Singapore: Tracing Queer Time and Space in Singaporean Speculative Fiction

Winner of the 1st Singapore Unbound Awards for the Best Undergraduate Critical Essays on Singapore and Other Literatures: “In Pursuit of Queer Singapore: Tracing Queer Time and Space in Singaporean Speculative Fiction,” by Joan Ang.

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EssayJee KohNovember 5, 2021Joan AngComment
The Modern Malay Woman’s Reclaimed (Home)land: Syncretisation as a Strategy of Resistance in Singapore Theatre
The Modern Malay Woman’s Reclaimed (Home)land: Syncretisation as a Strategy of Resistance in Singapore Theatre

Winner of the 1st Singapore Unbound Awards for the Best Undergraduate Critical Essays on Singapore and Other Literatures: “The Modern Malay Woman’s Reclaimed (Home)land: Syncretisation as a Strategy of Resistance in Singapore Theatre,” by Danial Matin Bin Zaini.

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EssayJee KohNovember 5, 2021Danial Matin Bin Zaini
Singing Our Way Into After
Singing Our Way Into After

Aileen Liang reviews JinJin Xu’s There is Still Singing in the Afterlife (USA: Radix Media, 2020).

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Poetry, ReviewJee KohNovember 2, 2021Aileen Liang, JinJin XuComment
Art Is + Khairulddin Wahab
Art Is + Khairulddin Wahab

In this interview, painter Khairulddin Wahab speaks about his desire to re-enchant the natural world.

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Interview, ArtJee KohOctober 29, 2021Khairulddin Wahab, Jade OnnComment
Endless Wants
Endless Wants

Rebecca Kwee reviews How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue (USA: Penguin Random House, 2021).

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Review, FictionJee KohOctober 26, 2021Imbolo Mbue, Rebecca Kwee, Penguin Random HouseComment
Lunch Break – “Cockroach Ode”
Lunch Break – “Cockroach Ode”

Lim Xin Hwee on the fuck-you cockroach in Craig Santos Perez’s poem “Cockroach Ode.”

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PoetryJee KohOctober 22, 2021Craig Santos Perez, Lim Xin HweeComment
One Blank, One Blurred
One Blank, One Blurred

“Quartet for Phylogenesis,” a poem by Maggie Wang

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PoetryJee KohOctober 19, 2021Maggie WangComment
"We Swim to Mother"
"We Swim to Mother"

“My Baby Brother Flood,” a story by Khải Đơn.

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FictionJee KohOctober 15, 2021Khải ĐơnComment
Three Poets on Climate Change
Three Poets on Climate Change

“If Moses was Filipino,” by Venezia May; “Messages from the Chairman,” by Jaime Oscar M. Salazar; and “Vessels,” by Shuchi.

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PoetryJee KohOctober 12, 2021Jaime Oscar M. Salazar, Padcal mine disaster, Venezia May, Shuchi Comment
Art Is + Esther Vincent
Art Is + Esther Vincent

Poet and editor Esther Vincent on how eco-poetry contributes to movement building.

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Interview, PoetryJee KohOctober 8, 2021Esther Vincent, Janelle Tan, Blue Cactus PressComment
Saving the Orangutans
Saving the Orangutans

“The Hawker Centres of Atlantis,” a story by Jie Venus Cohen.

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FictionJee KohOctober 5, 2021Jie Venus Cohen Comments
Autonomous Phenomena
Autonomous Phenomena

“Out of the Well,” an essay by Jolene Tan.

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EssayJee KohOctober 1, 2021Jolene Tan, Ethos BooksComment
Singapore Unbound's 1st Flash Fiction Contest Results
Singapore Unbound's 1st Flash Fiction Contest Results

We are very excited to announce the results of Singapore Unbound’s 1st Flash Fiction Contest.

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FictionJee KohSeptember 30, 2021Monique Truong, Masturah Alatas, Olivia Djawoto, Shuchi, Aaric Tan Xiang YeowComment
Lunch Break – “Re: New Ways to be Lonely”
Lunch Break – “Re: New Ways to be Lonely”

Lim Xin Hwee on the virtual self in Nurul Amillin Hussain’s poem “Re: New Ways to be Lonely.”

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PoetryJee KohSeptember 28, 2021Lim Xin Hwee, Nurul Amillin Hussain, Math Paper PressComment
Playing with Their Food
Playing with Their Food

Stewart Dorward reviews The Flesh Hunters by Jocelyn Suarez (Singapore: Epigram Books, 2021).

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Fiction, ReviewJee KohSeptember 24, 2021Stewart Dorward, Jocelyn Suarez, Epigram BooksComment
The Beginning of the End
The Beginning of the End

Eunice Chin reviews Judith Schalansky’s An Inventory of Losses (US: New Directions, 2020), translated by Jackie Smith.

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Fiction, Essay, ReviewJee KohSeptember 21, 2021Judith Schalansky, Jackie Smith, Eunice ChinComment
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Singapore Unbound

A transnational literary organization based in New York City, Singapore Unbound envisions and works for a creative and fulfilling life for everyone through the arts and activism.

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