Poetic Revision & Workshopping

Name: Poetic Revision & Workshopping
Start: 2025-08-24T10:00:00+08:00
Location: Sing Lit Station

Schedule

Sun, 24 Aug, 2025 at 10:00 am

UTC+08:00

Location

Sing Lit Station | Singapore, SG

Poetic Revision & Workshopping is part of a workshop series presented by Migrant Writers of Singapore and Sing Lit Station, supported by The Majurity Trust.
This workshop is free and open to all - both migrants and locals - but there are limited slots on a first-come, first-served basis. If you're interested, kindly RSVP to Migrant Writers of Singapore via WhatsApp at +65 8062 9231.
Please note: Our space is on the second floor and only accessible by stairs. Do drop us a message at [email protected] if you have any accessibility issues. We also have a cat, however antihistamines are available in the pantry area for anyone with allergies.
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ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
Do you love writing poetry? Interested in learning how to edit and revise your work? This session will introduce you to the principles of poetic revision, as well as give you a taste of the workshopping process. Participants will explore creativity as an ongoing process, learn how to give and receive constructive feedback, identify patterns in your own writing, and begin to sharpen your poetic voice.
Participants should prepare at least three poems for this session.
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ABOUT THE FACILITATOR:
Tse Hao Guang (謝皓光) is the author of The International Left-Hand Calligraphy Association (Tinfish Press, 2023), and of pamphlets from the Earthbound Poetry Series (2024) and If A Leaf Falls Press (2025). He edited the new edition of Windham-Campbell prize-winning poet Wong May’s 1969 debut, A Bad Girl’s Book of Animals (Ethos Books, 2023), runs literary pamphlet imprint Paper Jam, and coedits e-journal OF ZOOS. He is a 2016 fellow of the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program, a 2018 writer-in-residence at NTU, and a 2023 virtual resident of the National Centre for Writing at Norwich. Poems and essays appear in Poetry, Poem-a-Day, The Yale Review, Brick, and elsewhere.