Short Tongue
by Wang Mun Kiat
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Year Published: January 2021 Pages: 112pp Language: Traditional Chinese Retail Price: SGD16 (Singapore) Dimensions: 148x105mm ISBN: 978-981-14-8893-1 (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, Contemporary Literature, Singapore Literature |
About Short Tongue
Short Tongue is the second poetry collection by Singaporean Chinese poet Wang Mun Kiat, marking a significant shift in his style. The poems in this collection, though deceptively brief and seemingly simple, harbor layers of irony, wit, and sharp social commentary. The title, Short Tongue, reflects a sense of ambiguity and a refusal to be easily defined. Each poem can be seen as a dagger—both wounding and provoking thought with a playful edge.
About the Writer
Wang Mun Kiat (b. 1967) , also known by his pen name "Hua Ying," is a Singaporean poet. He has been working in the engineering industry and is currently based in Bangkok. Actively involved in literary circles since the 1980s, Wang began writing poetry during this time. His works have been featured in Singapore's literary magazines and Lianhe Zaobao. In 2013, he was awarded the Golden Point Award and published his debut poetry collection, Tender Is The Night, which was shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize the following year.
出版物簡介
《短舌》是黃文傑最新的詩集，講究「精短」、「凝練」與「即興衝擊」。顧名思義，「短舌」可指涉口齒不清、溝通障礙，無以自辯等，因此每首詩形成了它獨一無二的邏輯，也變成近距離發射的飛刀——中刀時有點刺痛，卻也能令人會心一笑。新加坡文壇不乏「能言善道」之詩人，但卻少了像黃一樣直言不諱的耿直個性。黃不僅僅是為新華文壇增添多一本詩集，它還為許多晚生後輩開啟了另一種寫作手法，另闢蹊徑，確確實實地以鏗鏘有力且厚實的聲音，披荊斬棘，作為新路的先鋒。
作家簡介
黃文傑，1967年出生，新加坡人，曾用筆名華英。自新加坡理工學院畢業後，一直從事工程行業，現於泰國曼谷工作。業餘參與文學社團，80年代開始接觸詩歌創作，作品多見於新加坡文學雜誌和《聯合早報》副刊。 2013年獲頒新加坡金筆獎，同年出版首本個人詩集《夜未央》，次年詩集入圍新加坡文學獎。