QLRS: Vol. 25 No. 2 Apr 2026


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The arrow that has left the bow
QLRS Vol. 25 No. 2 Apr 2026

Contents

Editorial
All Who Take The Sword.

Poetry

Nowhere Near Arrival
by Muhammad bin Zailan

We choose a neighbourhood
by Yu Jia Cheong

November Island
by Natalie Foo Mei-Yi

Minor Acts
by Justine Lasanas

Strange Masculinity
by Mark Cunanan

Gretel’s Confession
by Gilbert Koh

Goliath Redux
by Ryan J.M. Tan

Deuteronomy
by Jerrold Yam

Short Stories

You’ll Only Have to Do This Once
by Zoe Tay

The Eye
by Cao Hùng

On the Beach at Shirahama
by Mark Crimmins

The Grab Driver of the River Styx
by Felicia Toh Wen Xin

To Let It Go
by Natalie Wang

Criticism

The Vitality of Robert Yeo’s Verse
Claire Betita de Guzman reviews Robert Yeo.

Rob Doyle’s Invented A Few Authors
Dylan Kwok reviews Rob Doyle.

Prose Poetry as Disability and Trauma Poetics
Jonathan Chan reviews Richard Siken

Sitting Beneath Aerial Roots
Crispin Rodrigues reviews Shilpa Dikshit Thapliyal.

What’s in a Name?
Migs Bravo Dutt reviews Yu-Mei Balasingamchow.

Interviews

Arthur Yap and Robert Yeo: The Lost Interview

Proust Questionnaire: 17 questions with Tammy Lai-Ming Ho

QLRS Vol. 25 No. 2 Apr 2026

EDITED BY
Chief/Poetry: Toh Hsien Min
Short Stories: Yeow Kai Chai
Essays: Stephanie Ye
Criticism: Yong Shu Hoong
Interviews: Yeow Kai Chai and Yong Shu Hoong
Technical (non-editorial): Alvin Pang

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