“You scour these Chinatowns of the mind, translating them like sutras Xuan Zhang fetched from India, testing ways return might be possible against these homesick inventions, trace the traveller's alien steps across borders, and in between discover how transit has a way of lasting, the way these Chinatowns grew out of not knowing whether to return or to stay, and then became home.” PoetryHistoryMemoryNostalgiaSingaporeDiasporaChinatown Book:Clear Brightness Source: Clear Brightness
“No more coming home as to a death sentence. No more leaving after this leaving.” PoetryAustraliaSingaporeNo MoreSingapore PoetryBoey Kim Cheng Book:Clear Brightness Source: Clear Brightness