Goh Poh Seng
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Goh Poh Seng Singaporean
dramatist, novelist and poet, was born in Malaya
in 1936. He received his medical degree from University College Dublin
, and practised medicine in Singapore
for twenty-five years. In his time living in Singapore, Dr Goh held many honorary positions including the Chairman of the National Theatre Trust Board between 1967 and 1972. He was committed to the development of Art and cultural policies of post-independent Singapore
, as well as the development of cultural institutions such as the Singapore National Symphony, the Chinese Orchestra and the Singapore Dance Company.
Goh's first novel, If We Dream Too Long
won the National Book Development Council of Singapore's Fiction Award in 1976 and has been translated into Russian and Tagalog. His other books include The Immolation, Dance of Moths, Eyewitness, Lines from Batu Ferringhi and Bird With One Wing. His most recent works are his Collections of Poems, As Though the Gods Love Us and The Girl from Ermita. His work also appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies around the world. Goh lived in Canada
to which he emigrated in 1986. He died on 10 January 2010 in Vancouver.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
dramatist, novelist and poet, was born in Malaya
British Malaya
British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the Island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries...
in 1936. He received his medical degree from University College Dublin
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
, and practised medicine in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
for twenty-five years. In his time living in Singapore, Dr Goh held many honorary positions including the Chairman of the National Theatre Trust Board between 1967 and 1972. He was committed to the development of Art and cultural policies of post-independent Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, as well as the development of cultural institutions such as the Singapore National Symphony, the Chinese Orchestra and the Singapore Dance Company.
Goh's first novel, If We Dream Too Long
If We Dream Too Long
If We Dream Too Long is a novel written by Singaporean writer Goh Poh Seng. The novel was completed in 1968 though it was first published in 1972 by Singapore's Island Press. The book won the National Book Development Council of Singapore's Fiction Book Award in 1976...
won the National Book Development Council of Singapore's Fiction Award in 1976 and has been translated into Russian and Tagalog. His other books include The Immolation, Dance of Moths, Eyewitness, Lines from Batu Ferringhi and Bird With One Wing. His most recent works are his Collections of Poems, As Though the Gods Love Us and The Girl from Ermita. His work also appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies around the world. Goh lived in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to which he emigrated in 1986. He died on 10 January 2010 in Vancouver.
Poetry collections
- Eyewitness
- Bird With One Wing
- Lines from Batu Ferringhi
- As Though the Gods Love Us
- The Girl from Ermita
Novels
- Dance With White Clouds
- Dance of Moths
- If We Dream Too LongIf We Dream Too LongIf We Dream Too Long is a novel written by Singaporean writer Goh Poh Seng. The novel was completed in 1968 though it was first published in 1972 by Singapore's Island Press. The book won the National Book Development Council of Singapore's Fiction Book Award in 1976...
- The Immolation
Autobiographic Essays
- ‘A Star-Lovely Art’, autobiography of Patrick KavanaghPatrick KavanaghPatrick Kavanagh was an Irish poet and novelist. Regarded as one of the foremost poets of the 20th century, his best known works include the novel Tarry Flynn and the poems Raglan Road and The Great Hunger...
in Vol 10 No. 1 2010 issue of Moving Worlds journal, University of Leeds
Awards
- National Book Development Council Of Singapore Fiction Award 1976
- Cultural MedallionCultural MedallionThe Cultural Medallion is a Singapore cultural award conferred to those who have achieved artistic excellence in dance, theatre, literature, music, photography, art and film....
for Literature, 1982