Cracks
by Aw Seow Pooi
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Year Published: November 2022 Pages: 106pp Language: Traditional Chinese Retail Price: SGD20 (Singapore) Dimensions: 190x130mm ISBN: 978-981-18-5330-2 (Paperback) Buyer Request: Final PDF Available Publisher/Imprint: TrendLit Publishing (Singapore) Rights Available: Traditional Script, World except China, Hong Kong and Taiwan; Simplified Script, World. (Rights for Translation: World) Suggested Categorisation: Poetry, Singapore Literature, Contemporary Literature |
About Tower of Epoch
Cracks (Xia Xi) is Aw Seow Pooi's debut poetry collection, featuring works from the past 2019-2022. As the title suggests, “cracks” symbolize the fractures and remnants scattered along one's daily path. The poet reflects on how, despite the similarities in everyone's routines, what remains—the “leftovers”—continually diminishes. Moving in opposite directions, we find no completeness or lasting attachments, which is why the collection is divided into “Entry” and “Exit” segments. Aw also believes that the past and present will inevitably collapse, while the future remains an “uncrossed bridge”. Each poem, therefore, becomes a metaphor for life and death.
About the Writer
Aw Seow Pooi, born in Malaysia and now based in Singapore, has earned numerous literary accolades, including the Hong Kong Youth Literary Award, Singapore Golden Point Award, National Poetry Competition Award, and the Singapore Youth Chinese Poetry Award. Her works have been widely published across platforms in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan. She fondly recalls one of her most cherished memories—stroking a Malayan tapir's bottom in the morning mist.
出版物簡介
《罅隙》是歐筱佩的首部詩集，收錄於近三年來的創作。顧名思義的裂縫（罅隙），等於人在日常裡穿梭的每一道痕，皆是活過的跡象。作者覺得日復一日，疑似相似，剩下的餘數卻在遞減；從一個地方到另一個地方，都是對倒的方向，沒有完整亦沒有永恆的附屬，所以才有了詩集裡的「入場」與「離場」。他認為曾經與當下的記憶都會瓦解，而未來的都不過是一座「未過之橋」，寫下的每一字都是生與死的隱喻。
作者簡介
歐筱佩生長於馬來西亞霹靂州怡保，目前蝸居獅城。他曾獲香港青年文學獎、新加坡金筆獎、馬來西亞嘉應散文佳作等等。作品偶爾發表於新馬中港台報章或刊物。最美的記憶，是在某個晨霧中撫摸過馬來貘的屁屁。