The Left Side
by He Er
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Year Published: October 2021 Pages: 176pp Language: Traditional Chinese Retail Price: SGD18 (Singapore) Dimensions: 148x105mm ISBN: 978-981-18-2449-4 (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 |
The Left Side
The left side needs the right to find its balance, and vice versa. A poem must possess a distinct personality to be captivating. Yet, if it's too sharp, it becomes blinding and can wound. If it’s too broad and all-encompassing, it loses its shape, and its softness becomes a flaw. So, stand a little further to the left—some say that space is closer to the heart.
About the Writer
He Er (b. 1976) is a Singaporean educator with a B.A. (Hons) in Chinese Studies from the National University of Singapore. During his undergraduate years, he enjoyed writing poetry, often handcrafting his collections into books and giving them as gifts to friends. For He Er, poetry was a playful challenge, a form of wordplay that he loved to engage in. After graduation, he stepped away from writing for ten years due to work commitments, but social media rekindled his passion. The Left Side is a collection of poems he has shared on social media over the past eight years, reflecting his journey to rediscover the joy of writing and the nuances of everyday life. His works are imbued with philosophical reflections on life, offering thoughtful explorations of human nature, existence, and the subtle complexities found in daily moments
出版物簡介
左邊需要依賴右邊才能找到自己舒適的位置，反之亦然。詩要有個性才好讀，然而太鋒利則刺眼，無法凝視，若面面俱到就沒了棱角，圓融也成了缺陷。那就靠左邊站一些。有人說那個位置更靠近心臟。
作者簡介
1976年出生，新加坡人。畢業於新加坡國立大學中文系榮譽學位，目前是一位教育工作者。大學期間就喜歡寫詩，並自印詩集贈友，視寫詩為一種激烈的文字遊戲。大學畢業後曾有十年時間未動筆，但後來有臉書的緣故，又開始創作。《左邊》收集了過去8年發表於臉書的作品。如今出版詩集，只為尋回文字落在紙上的溫度。