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The Secret Life of a Dragonfly

The Secret Life of a Dragonfly

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It was in the autumn of 2014 as writer-in-residence at the TOJI Cultural Centre in Wonju, South Korea, that David fell in love all over again with nature. He drew inspiration continually from the tireless spirit of the dragonfly which started a poetic journal. A reminder that wherever our life journey takes us, we go under the same sky. Our ways are marked with stories as universal as they are personal and as similar as they are different. Because we feel, love and fear as everyone else. Readers will be able to resonate with this collection of poems, whether written in Korea, Singapore or elsewhere.

SKU: 978-981-94-0859-7
  • Tech Specs

    ISBN: 978-981-94-0859-7

    Pages: 190pp + 4pp cover

    Book Size: 130mmW x 195mmH

    Format: Paperback

    Material: Contents - 80gsm lux cream bulky

                      Cover - 230gsm matt art card

    Binding: Perfect Bind

    Genre: Poetry

     

  • About the Author

    David Leo is a compulsive writer who finds a story in every face and place, and derives immense pleasure from his romance with
    nature. David’s poems have also been published online and included in a number of anthologies. Besides poetry, he has also published fiction. His works have won National Book Development Counciland Singapore Literature Prize commendations. Some have been made into films. The Secret Life of a Dragonfly is his
    fifth collection of poetry. 

  • What Others Say

    “Pleasure and enjoyment is at the root of his poetry... Leo's poetic voice is clear and simple, making his poetry highly accessible
    to readers.”

    - Ryan How, Poetry SG

     

    “intelligent, compassionate and often vibrant”
    - Louis James on One Journey, Many Rivers

     

    “evocative... a quality of universality beyond their immediate milieu”

    - Tara Dhar Hasnian on One Journey, Many Rivers

     

    “the poems are life-affirming”

    - Phang Ming Yen on Ubin Dreaming

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