Goh Poh Seng
| Goh Poh Seng | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1936 Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
| Died | 2010 (aged 73–74) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality |  Singaporean |
Goh Poh Seng (1936 – 10 January 2010), Singaporean dramatist, novelist and poet, was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya in 1936. [1] 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.[2]
Goh's first novel, If We Dream Too Long won the National Book Development Council of Singapore's Fiction Award in 1976 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 lived in Canada to which he emigrated in 1986. He died on 10 January 2010 in Vancouver.
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[edit] Works by Goh Poh Seng
[edit] Poetry collections
- Eyewitness
- Bird With One Wing
- Lines from Batu Ferringhi
- As Though the Gods Love Us
- The Girl from Ermita
[edit] Novels
- Dance With White Clouds
- Dance of Moths
- If We Dream Too Long
- The Immolation
[edit] Autobiographic Essays
- ‘A Star-Lovely Art’, autobiography of Patrick Kavanagh in Vol 10 No. 1 2010 issue of Moving Worlds journal, University of Leeds
[edit] Awards
- National Book Development Council Of Singapore Fiction Award 1976
- Cultural Medallion for Literature, 1982
[edit] References
- ^ http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_957_2004-12-23.html
- ^ "Singapore Literary Pioneers: Goh Poh Seng". National Library Board. http://exhibitions.nlb.gov.sg/literarypioneers/writers/english/gohpohseng/index.php. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
