{"product_id":"the-complete-sonnets-from-the-singlish","title":"The Complete Sonnets from the Singlish","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Complete Sonnets from the Singlish\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of 88 poems on love, language and the pursuit of laughter. The poems are loosely translated from the English-based creole language colloquially spoken in Singapore, widely known as Singlish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poems were originally composed in the sonnet form, an archaic italian fourteen-line rhyming verse form that follows the rhythmic rules of iambic pentameter. People still write like this primarily for ease of formatting. The poems are most tolerable when read out loudly in a Singaporean accent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Sonnets from the Singlish\u003c\/em\u003e is introduced by Dr Ann Ang, Assistant Professor in English Literature, NIE\/NTU, and includes a new Preface by the poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr Joshua Yap aka \u003cstrong\u003eJoshua Ip\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a Singaporean poet, editor, literary organiser, and former public servant \/ military officer [SLTC(NS)]. He has published seven-ish poetry collections, winning the Singapore Literature Prize for his debut, \u003cem\u003esonnets from the singlish\u003c\/em\u003e (2012), and Book of the Year and Best Literary Work at the Singapore Book Awards 2025 for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.sg\/products\/ownself-say-ownself-new-and-selected-poems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eownself say ownself\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (2024). He won the Golden Point Award for English Prose in 2013, was second for English Poetry in 2011, and received an honourable mention for Chinese Poetry in 2015. He received the Young Artist Award from Singapore’s National Arts Council in 2017. He has co-edited eleven literary anthologies. He co-founded the literary non-profit Sing Lit Station in 2016, and joined it as Executive Director \/ Station Jaga in 2026. He served in the Singapore Armed Forces for 26 years as an artillery officer and eight years in the Ministry of Defence. You can find more of his work at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.joshuaip.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ejoshuaip.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pansing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53382642434345,"sku":"9789811795008","price":25.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/Sonnets_From_The_Singlish.png?v=1785386540","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.sg\/products\/the-complete-sonnets-from-the-singlish","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}