Ow Yeong Wai Kit
Ow Yeong Wai Kit | |
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| Native name | 欧阳炜杰 |
| Born | 1988 (age 37–38) Singapore |
| Occupation | Teacher, Writer, Interfaith Dialogue Advocate |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
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Ow Yeong Wai Kit (born 1988 in Singapore) is a Singaporean teacher, writer, and advocate of interfaith dialogue. Schooled at Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College, he holds a master's degree from the Department of English Language and Literature at University College London.[1] He edited the nature poetry anthology "From Walden to Woodlands", described by the Straits Times as a "diverse collection of verse that thrives on the country's tropical and natural roots.[2] He also edited the love poetry anthology "Love at the Gallery", published by Ethos Books.[3]
His articles have been featured in journals such as "Think Pieces: A Journal of the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences".[4] His poems have also been published in anthologies such as "A Luxury We Must Afford", and online journals on Southeast Asian writing like "Rambutan Literary".[5] He has been invited to read his poems and works at events such as the Singapore Writers Festival.[6] As a teacher, he has also invented card games to promote literature amongst students.[7]
Outside school, he has been an interfaith dialogue advocate since 2010.[8] He has spoken about issues of race and religion in Singapore at forums and conferences such as the University College London Joint Faculty Institute Friday Forum.[9] Serving in the Holland-Bukit Timah Inter-Racial and Religious Confidence Circle, he is also a regular contributor to journals on interfaith dialogue like "The Interfaith Observer".[10] He has performed recitations of religious poetry to audiences at various interfaith events.[11] He has also been featured on Singaporean television for his promotion of inter-racial and inter-religious harmony.[12]
References
- ↑ https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/nacswf/nacswf/author-speaker/Ow-Yeong-Wai-Kit.html.
- ↑ http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/singapore-shelf-0
- ↑ https://www.ethosbooks.com.sg/products/love-at-the-gallery
- ↑ http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1458035/.
- ↑ http://www.rambutanliterary.com/issue-two-ow-yeong-wai-kit-amidst-the-ancient-ruins-of-the-botanic-gardens.html
- ↑ https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/nacswf/nacswf/author-speaker/Ow-Yeong-Wai-Kit.html.
- ↑ http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/playing-the-cards-right-for-literature
- ↑ http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/issue/straitstimes20100222-1
- ↑ http://www.dtmh.ucl.ac.uk/videos/ucl-joint-faculty-institute-graduate-studies-friday-forum-race-wai-kit-ow-yeong/
- ↑ http://www.theinterfaithobserver.org/contributors/2016/7/27/wai-kit-ow-yeong
- ↑ http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/mixing-people-different-faiths-humbled-him
- ↑ Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp. 8 Aug 2013. "Regardless of race." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pk9Njc-w9k&feature=youtu.be
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