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The Scholar-Poet & The Master Translator: A flawless convergence of an eminent Sinophone diaspora scholar and a celebrated modernist translator.
Baudelairean Modernity: Deftly balances deep intellectual nuance with a sharp, postmodern sensibility, rendering the complexities of interlocking Sinophone worlds through a visceral, impressionistic lens.
Identity & Agency: Highly relevant to current global literary markets focusing on individual agency, post-modern diaspora narratives, and the reclamation of the subjective "I”.
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"These deftly composed poems capture what Baudelaire calls 'the transient, the fleeting and the contingent,' as well as the beauty of the quotidian. With panache and verve, they navigate shifting, complex and often conflicting worlds and cultures... Impressionistic, illuminating..."
— Boey Kim Cheng (梅剑青), Renowned Singapore-Australian Poet
"Yow Cheun Hoe has firsthand experience and profound research in the identity and historical changes of the Chinese diaspora. His poetry, with its delicate, concise, and sometimes even leaping postmodern language, reflects his contemplation on the existence of Chinese diaspora amidst the intertwining of time and space."
— Yong Chen (陈勇), Professor of History, University of California, Irvine
"Yow Cheun Hoe’s poetry balances intellectual nuance with visceral flamboyance... This bilingual collection is a long-overdue gateway for English-speaking readers into the oeuvre of an eminent Chinese-language poet."
— Yong Shu Hoong (杨树宏), Singapore Literature Prize-winning Poet