Becoming poets : The Asian English experience.
Title:
Becoming poets : The Asian English experience.
Author:
Lam, Agnes S. L.
ISBN:
9783035107227
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (340 pages)
Series:
Europäisierung des Gewaltmonopols
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Introduction -- Creative Writing in Bilingual and Multilingual Contexts -- Speech Communities, Literary Communitiesand Embodied Creativity -- A Model for the Development of Poetsand their Communities -- The (Auto)biographical Research Method -- The Contemporary Asian Poetry in English Project -- Outline of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2 - Defining Asian Poetry and Poets in English -- Introduction -- The Complexity of Asia and Asian Writers -- Representations in International Anthologies -- Representations in National/Urban Anthologies -- Delimitating Corpuses, Community and Poetic Identity -- Approach Adopted in this Book -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 3 - Macao: Creating Poets -- Introduction -- Ten Poets in Macao -- Stage 1 - Emergence of English Literacy -- Stage 2 - Secretive Writing or Apprenticeship -- Stage 3 - Publishing as Initiation -- Stage 4 - Poetic Identity and Voice -- Stage 5 - Mentoring -- The Community in Macao -- Themes, Language and Poetics -- Summary -- References -- Poems Cited in Table 3.2 -- Chapter 4 - Hong Kong: A Cosmopolitan Mix -- Introduction -- Ten Poets in Hong Kong -- Stage 1 - Emergence of English Literacy -- Stage 2 - Secretive Writing or Apprenticeship -- Stage 3 - Publishing as Initiation -- Stage 4 - Poetic Identity and Voice -- Stage 5 - Mentoring -- The Community in Hong Kong -- Themes, Language and Poetics -- Summary -- References -- Poems Cited in Table 4.2 -- Chapter 5 - Singapore: Changing of the Guards -- Introduction -- Ten Poets in Singapore -- Stage 1 - Emergence of English Literacy -- Stage 2 - Secretive Writing or Apprenticeship -- Stage 3 - Publishing as Initiation -- Stage 4 - Poetic Identity and Voice -- Stage 5 - Mentoring -- The Community in Singapore -- Themes, Language and Poetics -- Summary.
References -- Poems Cited in Table 5.2 -- Chapter 6 - The Philippines: A Heritage of Mentoring -- Introduction -- Ten Poets in the Philippines -- Stage 1 - Emergence of English Literacy -- Stage 2 - Secretive Writing or Apprenticeship -- Stage 3 - Publishing as Initiation -- Stage 4 - Poetic Identity and Voice -- Stage 5 - Mentoring -- The Community in the Philippines -- Themes, Language and Poetics -- Summary -- References -- Poems Cited in Table 6.2 -- Chapter 7 - India: Home and Beyond -- Introduction -- Ten Poets in India -- Stage 1 - Emergence of English Literacy -- Stage 2 - Secretive Writing or Apprenticeship -- Stage 3 - Publishing as Initiation -- Stage 4 - Poetic Identity and Voice -- Stage 5 - Mentoring -- The Community in India -- Themes, Language and Poetics -- Summary -- References -- Poems Cited in Table 7.2 -- Chapter 8 - Conclusion -- Introduction -- The Five-Stage Model Revisited -- The Myth of Poetic Death -- Nurturing Poets and Literary Communities -- Cosmopolitan Asian English Poetries -- A Final Word -- References -- Appendix - Interview Questions -- Background -- Development -- The Writing Process and Discussion of Poems.
Abstract:
Literatures in English have emerged in several Asian communities and have enjoyed a growing readership. Creative writing programmes in Asia and other parts of the world have also attracted many new voices from Asia. However, little is known about how learners from different language backgrounds become published poets in English. This book is a pioneering work on the development of poets and poetry in English in Asia. It offers a five-stage model to understand such phenomena. The life experiences of 50 published poets from five Asian locations: Macao, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines and India, based on interviews conducted by the author, and their poetry are analyzed to appreciate how learners of English in multilingual environments become published poets and how such individual metamorphosis contributes to the growth of literary communities at local, regional and cosmopolitan levels. Researchers on Asian Englishes and literatures in English, teachers and participants in creative writing programmes, policy makers for English in education or the nurturing of the creative arts and any one interested in poetry writing will find the book highly informative and inspiring.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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