Yeow Kai Chai is a poet, former

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journalist, and the former director of the

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. With writings influenced by music videos and other forms of artistic impressions, he is an MA graduate in

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from the

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, and has published three poetry collections: Secret Manta (2001), Pretend I'm Not Here (2006) and One To The Dark Tower Comes (2021). He is also an editor of the

Quarterly Literary Review Singapore ''Quarterly Literary Review Singapore'' (''QLRS'') is a Singapore online literary journal founded and edited by Singaporean poet Toh Hsien Min in 2001. Overview The first issue of ''QLRS'' appeared in October 2001. The journal is an online publi ...

. In 2014, he participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. Appointed by the National Arts Council, he was the director of the Singapore Writers Festival from 2015-2018. The 2015 event reached an audience of more than 19,700 with a broadened lineup featuring music, dance, drama and art events.

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