The Other Merlion and Friends
by Gwee Li Sui
The Merlion is the official tourism mascot of Singapore, but The Other Merlion of this anthology introduces the Singapore and Singaporeans that only those who truly know them know. Witty, caustic, naughty, irreverent and full of fun, the poet laughs out loud with his people.
Size: 130 x 195 mm
Extent: 86 pages
Binding: Paperback
Weight: 150 g
ISBN: 978-981-4189-63-7
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It seems odd – or it seems odd to me – that a volume of verse like Gwee Li Sui’s selection of poems and original illustrations, The Other Merlion And Friends, should answer so serious and fundamental a question as “Why do I love poetry?” But it does, and there it is, the truth: fizzy and slightly dizzying, like a secret sip of chilled champagne when you were seven.
– Eric Norris. founding editor of the online poetry journal Kin (wearekin.org) and co-host of the Carmine Street Metrics reading series in New York City
From Goodreads
This is hilarious and hits out with a strong punch at what can be so obvious and yet be overlooked by many of us living in Singapore. Gwee Li Sui has a witty perspective to seemingly ordinary living. His wisdom is profound!