In the Mirror: New and Selected Poems of Wong Phui NamThe poetry of Wong Phui Nam (1935 2022) is foundational to Malaysian literature in English, and while his early work is often cited and quoted in this regard, this edited collection of his poetry and critical essays makes it clear that his lifelong trajectory as a poet and critic is of deep interest. In the Mirror by Wong Phui Nam is a critical exploration of Malaysia's fractured post colonial identity and literary landscapes. Like many of the

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White ranges at whim from the nesting habits of pigeons to the aisles of a calculator trade-show on Eighth Avenue

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They are an indelible and unfailingly delightful literary achievement

to unearth memories just out of reach

find employment in the Soviet bureaucracy

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Catharine Cockburn

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no less than social security

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