Goh Poh Seng

Goh Poh Seng

Goh Poh Seng, Singaporean novelist and poet, was born in Malaya in 1936. He received his medical degree from University College Dublin, and practised medicine in Singapore for twenty-five years. In his time living in Singapore, Dr Goh held many honorary positions including the Chairman of the National Theatre Trust Board between 1967 and 1972. He was committed to the development of Art and cultural policies of post-independent Singapore, as well as the development of cultural institutions such as the Singapore National Symphony, the Chinese Orchestra and the Singapore Dance Company.cite web|title=Singapore Literary Pioneers: Goh Poh Seng|publisher=National Library Board|url=http://exhibitions.nlb.gov.sg/literarypioneers/writers/english/gohpohseng/index.php|accessdate=2008-04-07]

Goh's first novel, "If We Dream Too Long," won the National Book Development Council of Singapore's Fiction Award and has been translated into Russian and Tagalog. His other books include "The Immolation", "Dance of Moths", "Eyewitness", "Lines from Batu Ferringhi" and "Bird With One Wing". His most recent works are his Collections of Poems, "As Though the Gods Love Us" and "The Girl from Ermita". His work also appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies around the world. Goh lives now in Canada.

Works by Goh Poh Seng

Poetry collections
* Eyewitness
* Bird With One Wing
* Lines from Batu Ferringhi
* Dance of Moths
* As Though the Gods Love Us
* The Girl from Ermita
* Things Just Happen

Novels
* Dance With White Clouds
* Dance of Moths
* If We Dream Too Long
* Eyewitness
* The Immolation

Awards

* National Book Development Council Of Singapore Fiction Award
* Cultural Medallion for Literature, 1982

References

* [http://www.asean-coci.gov.sg/poh.html Singapore Ministry of Culture]


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