Cyril Wong’s latest collection of poems brings into play his background in music. Reminiscent of a concerto, an orchestra is invoked by poems that celebrate the lives of lovers distant and near, while a single narrative arises like a solo instrument amidst their chords, often blurring a distinction between the universal and the particular.
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Grave, character-led, prestige and spare.
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- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- sparerichly built
- contemplativerelentless
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- Author
- Cyril Wong
- First published
- 2007
- Pages
- 92
- Publisher
- Firstfruits, Firstfruits Publications
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9789810593858
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