Desmond Kon

Desmond Kon is a poet, former journalist, interdisciplinary artist and founder of Squircle Line Press. He has authored six poetry collections, an epistolary novel, and edited more than fifteen books.[1] He has an MFA in Creative Writing, and is also an avid potter.[2]

In 2014, he won the Poetry World Cup while representing Singapore.[3] He is the curator of the "eye feel write" ekphrastic collaboration between the Singapore Writers Festival, the Singapore Arts Museum and the National Gallery Singapore.[4] He is also a mentor for the National Arts Council's Mentor Access Project.[5] In 2016, he co-won the Singapore Literature Prize for English Poetry for his poetry collection, "I Didn't Know Mani Was a Conceptualist", published with Math Paper Press.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Desmond Kon | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers". www.pw.org. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  2. ↑ Box, WP. "Desmond Kon: Of Pots And Poets - The UrbanWire". The UrbanWire. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  3. ↑ "Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé". Starry Island. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  4. ↑ "Poet of the Month: Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé". The Missing Slate. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  5. ↑ "On Meeting Gertrude Stein With Local Wordsmith Desmond Kon". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  6. ↑ http://www.todayonline.com/lifestyle/singapore-literature-prize-hands-out-24-awards-22-authors


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