the world anew: poetry and haiga inspired by art in pandemic times

Singapore poet and writer Koh Buck Song casts his ever-curious eye over the Gallery’s artworks, events and spaces against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, drawing on the haiga (a 16^th-century Japanese art form combining haiku verse with ink and watercolour sketches) for many of his poems. Both humorous and poignant, the resulting collection captures with energy and optimism snapshots of life during this watershed event.

This is the third book by a poet-in-residence at the Gallery, in its Words on Art series dedicated to examining intersections between the visual and literary arts.