Webit tries to purge itself of its aquatic ancestry, in this ceaseless torrent of denial, draining. the body of rivers of histories, lymphatic memories. What a riddle, this lesser brother of the Sphinx. What sibling polarity, how its sister's lips are sealed. with self-knowledge and how its own jaws. clamp open in self-doubt, still. http://www.postcolonialweb.org/singapore/literature/poetry/saat/merlion.html
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Web3 Oct 2024 · The Merlion (/ˈmɜːrˌlaɪən/) is the official mascot of Singapore. It is depicted as a mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish. Being of prominent symbolic nature to Singapore and Singaporeans in general, it is widely used to represent both the city state and its people in sports teams, advertising, branding, tourism and as a … Web26 Mar 2014 · Intro: The poem that I am going to read is called “The Merlion” and it came out in my first collection of poetry called _One Face Hour_ in 1998. I wrote this poem basically as a response to other poems that have been written about the merlion notably by the poet Edwin Thumboo, who wrote “Ulysses by the Merlion” and then Dr Lee Tzu Pheng who also … justin bieber and chance the rapper confident
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http://www.poetry.sg/edwin-thumboo-ulysses-by-the-merlion Web16 Apr 2014 · Thumboo’s “Ulysses by the Merlion”, written in the 1970s just after Singapore gained independence, underscores the trials and tribulations that afflicted Singapore. Thumboo appropriates the myth of Homer’s Odyssey in the first stanza; this allusion to Greek mythology is something that may not readily be grasped by the everyday Singapore … WebThis video is from a selection of poems from a film recording called Bring Out The Sun made in 2008 for Ethos Books.Shot by ad idem productions pte ltd. laundromat in mount vernon ohio