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Home and Away
QLRS Vol. 1 No. 4 Jul 2002

Contents

Editorial
Home and Away.

Poetry

Home Purchase
by Koh Jee Leong

Forgetting How To Swim
by Joanne Leow

Watching My Grandmother Eat Fish
by Joanne Leow

Guardian Angel
by Cyril Wong

Trainspotting
by Lee Tse Mei

13 Ways of Looking at a Durian
by Chris Mooney Singh

Monsoon
by Eugene Datta

Lamu By Night
by Stephen Derwent Partington

Kopitiam
by Lau Peet Meng

Short Stories

The Ending Could Not Be Right
by Eileen Chew

Jules in Paris, Spring
by Ng Shing Yi

.357 Magnum
by Eugene Datta

The Rolling of the Tiger's Eye
by Peter Loh

Essays

Writing the Word Ren in Open Air
Gui Wei Hsin explores approaches to Chineseness in recent Singaporean English poetry

Uncertainty and Scepticism in Arthur Yap
Cyril examines the tones in Arthur Yap's poetry

Ham and Eard: Ideas of Home
Toh Hsien Min explores the concept of home.

Criticism

Maiden Voyage Flounders on Lack of Distinction
Leonard Ng reviews kensai's Maiden.

Overworked Symbols Conceal Gems
Afiza reviews The Merlion and the Hibiscus.

Tales of the City
Jeremy Tiang reviews Postmodern Singapore.

Candle to the Sun
Toh Hsien Min reviews David Lehman's The Evening Sun.

Marrying Death to Beauty
Cyril Wong reviews Linda Pastan's The Last Uncle.

Interviews

Konfrontation and Konversion
Richard Lord interviews with Stella Kon.

The Man's a Sharma
Ruby Pan interviews Haresh Sharma

Extra Media

Local Content and Its Discontents
Richard Lord on second-quarter local theatre.

Action Speaks Louder With Words
Richard Lord on soups, fruits and suits.

Of Pigs, Poseurs and Parties
Richard Lord on Wild Rice’s Animal Farm and Action Theatre’s Mammon Inc.

Appreciations: Travellers' Singapore
Liana Chua revisits an alternative anthology.

Black Cat's Misfortune
Amos Tang reviews Múm.

A Forum For All
Richard Lord comments on the Arts Fest theatre forum.

Revel Without A Causeway
Richard Lord reviews Causeway.

Opulent Minimalism
Cyril Wong reviews the Michael Nyman Band.

Urgency, Power and Sensibility
Francis Phang reviews Compagnie Marie Chouinard.

Movements in Two-d
Francis Phang reviews Nomadi Productions's Opal-d.

Triumph of Form over Content
Richard Lord reviews Le Costume.

Walking the Plan K
Francis Phang reviews Compagnie Charleroi/Danses - Plan K's Metapolis - Project 972.

Musicians or Music-Gladiators
Loh Jee Kean reviews the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

Do Not Be Alarmed
Francis Phang reviews Ecnad Project Limited's Missing in Tall Pillars.

Cannons and Lilting Conversations
Francis Phang reviews the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra.

Cherry Blossoms In China
Richard Lord reviews The Morning People.

Drama of Trauma
Richard Lord reviews Occupation.

The Acid Tongue

The A4ria Society is less than undecided about the Arts Fest

QLRS Vol. 1 No. 4 Jul 2002

EDITED BY

Chief/Poetry: Toh Hsien Min
Short Stories: Cyril Wong
Essays: Heng Siok Tian and Elaine Foo
Criticism: Elaine Foo and Chia Yueh-Chin
Interviews: Elaine Foo
Extra Media: Cyril Wong and Chia Yueh-Chin
The Acid Tongue: Cyril Wong
Technical: C. S. C. Lee

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