Right of the Soil
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The Latin phrase,Ā jus soliĀ (āright of the soilā), is an unconditional right of a person born within the territory of a country to be conferred citizenship. Singaporeās nationality law is based onĀ jus sanguinisĀ (āright of bloodā, in which citizenship is determined by that of one or both parents) and a modified form ofĀ jus soliĀ (with at least one Singaporean parent).
A two-time Singapore Literature Prize winner, Yong Shu Hoong contemplates how a person is invariably bound to the land on which he first sets foot. These poems address topics like belongingness and birthright by exploring the intermingling of the four fundamental elements of air, water, fire and earth.
Expanded from a 2016Ā chapbookĀ published a year after the 50thĀ anniversary of Singaporeās independence, this book also attempts to sharpen Yongās understanding of his relationship with his homeland. A new sequence of poems then plunges readers into Hell, reimagined as Singaporeās third integrated resort that opens underground in the centennial year of 2065, with its concepts inspired by Haw Par Villaās main attraction, the 10 Courts of Hell. Ā
Beyond our earthly lives, is it soil ā or another element or dimension ā that will assert its right to claim us?Ā Ā Ā
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Yong Shu HoongĀ has previously authored five poetry collections, includingĀ FrottageĀ (2005) andĀ The Viewing PartyĀ (2013), which both won the Singapore Literature Prize. His poems and short stories have been published in literary journals likeĀ Quarterly Literary Review SingaporeĀ andĀ Asia Literary ReviewĀ (Hong Kong), and anthologies likeĀ Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and BeyondĀ (W.W. Norton, 2008).
He has edited anthologies likeĀ Passages: Stories of Unspoken JourneysĀ (2013), as well asĀ Here Now There AfterĀ (2017), which was commissioned for the #BuySingLit movement. He is one of the four co-authors ofĀ The Adopted: Stories from AngkorĀ (2015) andĀ Lost Bodies: Poems Between Portugal and HomeĀ (2016).
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- Description
- About the Author
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The Latin phrase,Ā jus soliĀ (āright of the soilā), is an unconditional right of a person born within the territory of a country to be conferred citizenship. Singaporeās nationality law is based onĀ jus sanguinisĀ (āright of bloodā, in which citizenship is determined by that of one or both parents) and a modified form ofĀ jus soliĀ (with at least one Singaporean parent).
A two-time Singapore Literature Prize winner, Yong Shu Hoong contemplates how a person is invariably bound to the land on which he first sets foot. These poems address topics like belongingness and birthright by exploring the intermingling of the four fundamental elements of air, water, fire and earth.
Expanded from a 2016Ā chapbookĀ published a year after the 50thĀ anniversary of Singaporeās independence, this book also attempts to sharpen Yongās understanding of his relationship with his homeland. A new sequence of poems then plunges readers into Hell, reimagined as Singaporeās third integrated resort that opens underground in the centennial year of 2065, with its concepts inspired by Haw Par Villaās main attraction, the 10 Courts of Hell. Ā
Beyond our earthly lives, is it soil ā or another element or dimension ā that will assert its right to claim us?Ā Ā Ā
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Yong Shu HoongĀ has previously authored five poetry collections, includingĀ FrottageĀ (2005) andĀ The Viewing PartyĀ (2013), which both won the Singapore Literature Prize. His poems and short stories have been published in literary journals likeĀ Quarterly Literary Review SingaporeĀ andĀ Asia Literary ReviewĀ (Hong Kong), and anthologies likeĀ Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and BeyondĀ (W.W. Norton, 2008).
He has edited anthologies likeĀ Passages: Stories of Unspoken JourneysĀ (2013), as well asĀ Here Now There AfterĀ (2017), which was commissioned for the #BuySingLit movement. He is one of the four co-authors ofĀ The Adopted: Stories from AngkorĀ (2015) andĀ Lost Bodies: Poems Between Portugal and HomeĀ (2016).
