Streets & Places of Singapore 1 & 2: Works originally written in English◎Ang Lai Sheng (Editor)

This booklet brings together the original English works from Streets & Places of Singapore Volumes 1 and 2. The two anthologies were envisioned as a way of mapping Singapore through literature—capturing how streets and places carry history, memory, and imagination. Published in Chinese, they highlight the city as seen through the lens of Chinese literary expression, while also embracing works that were first written in English and lovingly translated into Chinese.

About the Editor

Ang Lai Sheng (汪来昇, 1987–) is a Singaporean writer, translator, publisher, and columnist, and the Co-founder & Editor-in-Chief of TrendLit Publishing. His works and essays have been published across Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China. He is the author of the poetry collections After Commotion, The Void (2014) and Destroy All Gods (2016), and editor of anthologies including Never Before – 50 Essential Poems (2018), Streets & Places of Singapore (Vol. 1 & 2, 2022, 2025), and Impressions of Singapore (2023). He is also the Chinese-language translator of Anything but Human (2025) and The World May Say This, But I Believe That! (2025).

Beyond his publications, Ang champions emerging voices, fosters cross-cultural literary dialogue, and conducts workshops and talks for writers and educators. He has twice served as Writer-in-Residence for the Ministry of Education’s Chinese Language Elective Programme and was honoured with the 2023 NTU School of Humanities Alumni Award for his contributions to literature and publishing.

Authors

Alvin Pang／Daryl Lim Wei Jie／Shawn Hoo／Yeow Kai Chai／Yong Shu Hoong ／Yvonne Tham


Contents

Editor’s Forword

1.     Around the Lake I Go ◎ Yong Shu Hoong

2.     Hwi Yoh Trilling ◎ Shawn Hoo

3.     Katong ◎ Alvin Pang

4.     Kelip-kelip: An Entomologist’s Field Recording at Changi Village Circa 2007 ◎ Yeow Kai Chai

5.     My Kind of Town ◎ Daryl Lim Wei Jie

6.    Toa Payoh Lorong 8 ◎ Yvonne Tham

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ISBN: 978-981-94-4467-0
Publisher: TrendLit Publishing Private Limited
Published Date: October 2025
Suggest Classification: Creative Non-Fiction, Singapore Literature, Locative Writing
Email: contact@trendlitpublishing.com