Desmond Kon
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Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé (born 1980) is a poet, former journalist, interdisciplinary artist and founder of Squircle Line Press. He has authored six poetry collections, an epistolary novel, and edited more than fifteen books.[1] He has an MFA in creative writing, and is also an avid potter.[2]
Desmond studied sociology and mass communication at the National University of Singapore. He went on to receive his theology masters (world religions) from Harvard University and fine arts masters (creative writing) from the University of Notre Dame. He was trained in book publishing at Stanford University.[3]
In 2014, he won the Poetry World Cup while representing Singapore.[4] He is the curator of the "eye feel write" ekphrastic collaboration between the Singapore Writers Festival, the Singapore Arts Museum and the National Gallery Singapore.[5] He is also a mentor for the National Arts Council's Mentor Access Project.[6] In 2016, he co-won the Singapore Literature Prize for English Poetry for his poetry collection, "I Didn't Know Mani Was a Conceptualist", published with Math Paper Press.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Desmond Kon | Directory of Writers | Poets & Writers". www.pw.org. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ Box, WP (16 June 2009). "Desmond Kon: Of Pots And Poets - The UrbanWire". The UrbanWire. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ "Browse | Desmond Kon". Retrieved 2018-12-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé". Starry Island. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ "Poet of the Month: Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé". The Missing Slate. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ "On Meeting Gertrude Stein With Local Wordsmith Desmond Kon". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ "Singapore Literature Prize hands out 24 awards to 22 authors". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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