Sng Boh Khim
Sng Boh Khim (5 February 1950 – 29 August 2006) was a Singaporean poet, particularly notable in the 1970s. He was also the secretary of former Singaporean President Wee Kim Wee. He became a Christian in his last years and also went by his Christian name Sunny.
Sng Boh Khim
- Name
- Sng Boh Khim
- Born
- 5 February 1950
- Died
- 29 August 2006
- Occupation
- Poet
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His poems included Modern Love Stories, Grandfather Stories, Trishaw-Rider, Reviewer Meets Rookie, Good Ching Ming Day and Five Takes and Anthology of Five Poets. He was close to his mentor Edwin Thumboo. He died from stomach cancer in 2006 and his wife, who survived him along with his four children, published an anthology of his poems Simply This - Simply His Portraits of Sng Boh Khim through Ethos Books on his birthday, 5 February 2009. She unveiled the book at the National Library, Singapore.
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• Name — Sng Boh Khim • Born — 5 February 1950 • Died — 29 August 2006 • Occupation — Poet • Years Active — 1970s-2000s
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- 2.Westerly, UWA Publishing, page 94, 1976
- 3.asiaone.com. Late hubby had something to say. March 18, 2009.
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- 6.Bong, Marie. Saya. Educational Publications Bureau. 71. 1979.
- 7.Singapura Book Company. Singapore Pot-pourri. 58. 1970.
- 8.Society of Singapore Writers. Tides of memories and other Sinagore poems. Asiapac Books. 68. 2002. 9812292160.
- 9.Tham, Seong Chee. Essays on Literature and Society in Southeast Asia: Political and Sociological Perspectives. NUS Press. 168. 1981. 9971690365.
- 10.Benson, Eugene. Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English. Routledge. 2004. 1134468474.
- 11.Yap, Arthur. The Collected Poems of Arthur Yap. NUS Press. 14. 9 November 2013. 978-9971696535.
- 12.np.edu.sg. SNG-FUN POH YOKE.
- 13.rotaryclubrafflescity.org. Rotary Club of Raffles City. February 3, 2009.
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