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A review by ohsoreads
Poetry Moves: An Anthology of Poetry by Loh Chin Ee, Ann Ang, Angelia Poon, Esther Vincent
5.0
A wonderful collection of poems by local authors & international writers; some familiar ones include Wong May, Mohamed Latiff Mohamed, Margaret Atwood, Simon Armitage, Ocean Vuong and so much more! The collection explores the themes of home, immigration, parental love, and belonging. I borrowed a copy from my local library and enjoyed the whole reading journey greatly. I might just consider purchasing a copy myself to highlight and note my favourite parts. Below are some or the poetry works that I particularly loved as well as an excerpt from one of them:
Excerpt from “Why is your poetry so normal?” by Anne Lee Tzu Peng
Because this is meant to be human;
A familiar voice, plain, intelligible,
And close to home.
Somewhere in you, I know,
You have the same voice, too,
That recognises what I say to you.
More works that I enjoyed:
- Words by Anne Sexton
- Being Beautiful by Jollin Tan
- Reader by Noelle Q. de Jesus
- Portrait of A Sentenced Library by Alfian Sa’at (ref to little prince)
- Re: New Ways To Be Lonely by Nurul Amillin Hussain
- Schoolyard Lesson by Janice Heng
- To All My Friends by Hauntie
- Eagle Poem by Joy Harjo
Excerpt from “Why is your poetry so normal?” by Anne Lee Tzu Peng
Because this is meant to be human;
A familiar voice, plain, intelligible,
And close to home.
Somewhere in you, I know,
You have the same voice, too,
That recognises what I say to you.
More works that I enjoyed:
- Words by Anne Sexton
- Being Beautiful by Jollin Tan
- Reader by Noelle Q. de Jesus
- Portrait of A Sentenced Library by Alfian Sa’at (ref to little prince)
- Re: New Ways To Be Lonely by Nurul Amillin Hussain
- Schoolyard Lesson by Janice Heng
- To All My Friends by Hauntie
- Eagle Poem by Joy Harjo