Toh Hsien Min is a Singaporean poet

Poet

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His poems have appeared in many literary journals (e.g. the London Magazine, London Review of Books

London Review of Books

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 and Poetry Salzburg Review

Poetry Salzburg Review

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) and have been translated into French, Spanish and Italian. He was invited to read his poems in various international poetry festivals such as the Edinburgh International Book Festival

Edinburgh International Book Festival

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, the Ars Interpres

Ars Interpres

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 Poetry Festival in Sweden

Sweden

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 and the Marché de la Poésie in Paris

Paris

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. Founder of the magazine the Quarterly Literary Review Singapore

Quarterly Literary Review Singapore

Quarterly Literary Review Singapore is a Singapore literary journal founded by Singaporean poet Toh Hsien Min in 2001. The journal is structured as a non-profit volunteer collective, and publishes poetry, short stories, essays, criticism and interviews, among others, from writers in Singapore and...

, an important online literary periodical in Singapore, Toh studied English Literature

English literature

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 at Keble College, the University of Oxford

University of Oxford

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, where he was also president of the Oxford University Poetry Society.

Works

• Iambus (1994)
• The Enclosure of Love (2001)
• Means to an End (2008)

External links

• Quarterly Literary Review Singapore