Event
re: VERSE 3.0 砸诗烩 (in English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil)
16 Mar 2019 – 17 Mar 2019
Event times
Session 1 - 16 Mar, 6.00pm – 7.30pm
Session 2 - 16 Mar, 8.00pm -9.30pm
Session 3 - 17 Mar, 2.30pm - 4.00pm
Session 4 - 17 Mar, 4.30pm - 6.00pm
Cost of entry
$5 - (Early Bird Until 10 Feb)
$10 - (Regular)
Address
- 42 Waterloo Street
- Singapore
Singapore - 187951
- Singapore
re: VERSE 3.0 is a poetry reading that is inspired by the linguistic tapestry of local poetry. Poems will take on different tongues, but instead of being lost in translation, they will be found and presented in a different light
About
More often than not, translated literature conveys solely the content to non-native speakers. However, the translation of poetry, an oral tradition, which places emphasis on sound devices such as rhythm, rhyme, assonance etc., requires more than just interpretation of content. This project seeks to experiment with the distinctive phonetics of multiple languages and offer the audience an alternative way to appreciate literature from different cultures.re: VERSE 3.0 is a multilingual showcase where works will be inter-translated among the four official languages of Singapore.
Join us on a journey of discovery as we unearth and reimagine the hidden gems of local poetry and also get a chance to experience another sphere of poetry as our performers take on spoken word performances based on poems!
Featured performers and the poems they are inspired by:
1. Xinyao and Xinyi - 《只要还有一棵树活着》by 蔡深江
2. Yee Kiat and Ci Xuan - Coming Out, Leaving Home by Cyril Wong
3. Shihao - 《醒》、《夜未央》by 华英
4. Mdm Sudha - Mother by Sudha Kasinathan
5. Harini - I Love You by Deborah Emmanuel
6. Harini, Aisyah and Dorothy - The House That Mariam Built by Nurul Amillin Hussain
Click http://bit.ly/matterlesspoem to check out the above poems!
About Matter.Less:
Matter.Less is a literary collective founded by a group of Singaporean youths in June 2018. They aim to introduce added dimensions to written texts, through exploring the various forms and mediums in which poetry can be alternatively presented.
Follow Matter.Less on their social media handles:
Instagram: @yangguangcaihongxiaobaima
FaceBook: 所谓诗社 Matter.Less
YouTube: 所谓诗社Matter Less
Follow Poetry Festival Singapore on their social media handles:
Instagram: @poetryfestivalsg
Facebook: poetryfestivalsg
Twitter: poetryfestsg
Website: http://poetryfestival.sg
This event is co-presented with their Malay-speaking and Tamil-speaking peers, headed by Mruthika Raman.
Presented by: Poetry Festival Singapore and Matterless
Organised as part of: BuySingLit
Supported by: National Arts Council
