Information About
Void Decks is a poem in 20 vignettes. It reflects life revolving around the void decks of housing estates in Singapore. The other empty places are to be found in sections titled "The Playroom", "These Arms", "Lost & Found" and "Postscript". The collection marks a new direction for a prolific prose writer who already has eight books to his credit.
Additional Details
- Title
- Void decks and other empty places
- Creators
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- Cheong, Colin
- Subject
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- Singaporean literature (English)
- Singaporean poetry (English)
- Publisher
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- National Library Board Singapore, 1996
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, 2382 KB, 80 p.
- Table of Contents
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- Like father,like son -- A boy and his dog -- An American dream -- m&ms -- Possession -- Be prepared -- These arms : Long day's journey -- Empty pew -- Kingfishers -- Pictures -- Night light -- The writing's on the wall -- Maybe is a dirty word -- Portrait -- Lost & found : Fear of falling -- Promise -- Feathers -- Home maintenance -- American Gothic -- Just passing through -- Greens -- The brave heart opens -- Parting words -- Postscript : Hands -- Postscript -- Good woman -- Glossary.
- Copyright
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2004. The original work (c) Colin Cheong, 1996.