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Roving Eye.Aug 6, 2014

Poet of the Month: Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé

“I like poetry best when its meaning is at its most fluid…” In our July Poet of the Month interview, Poetry World Cup winner Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé talks to Jacob Silkstone.

By Jacob Silkstone
Literature.Jul 29, 2014

Excerpts from Kangarewe & Wittgenstein’s Whoopee Cushion

A selection of new work from Poetry World Cup winner Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé.

By Jacob Silkstone
Alone in Babel.Jul 13, 2014

Poetry World Cup Final: Singapore-Pakistan

Welcome to the Poetry World Cup final!

By Jacob Silkstone
Alone in Babel.Jul 10, 2014

Poetry World Cup: Meet the semi-finalists

“Our readers are in for a treat and will find thought-provoking verse that pushes words to the very limit… Who can ask for anything more?” Catch up with the Poetry World Cup semi-finalists!

By Jacob Silkstone
Alone in Babel.Jul 10, 2014

Semi-finals: Tunisia-Singapore

The first semi-final of the Poetry World Cup.

By Jacob Silkstone
Alone in Babel.Jul 6, 2014

Quarter-finals: Trinidad & Tobago-Singapore

The second quarter-final of the Poetry World Cup.

By Jacob Silkstone
Alone in Babel.Jul 1, 2014

Round 2: Singapore-Cyprus

Will Singapore and Cyprus be in the headlines again after today’s match?

By Jacob Silkstone
Alone in Babel.Jun 18, 2014

Round 1: China-Singapore

A flavour of the Far East in the seventh match of the Poetry World Cup.

By Jacob Silkstone
Poetry.Apr 9, 2013

gǎn qíng yòng shì :: impulsive and impetuous

Poem of the Week (April 9), by Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé

By Jacob Silkstone