“We are all exiles” : exile and place in the poetry of Ee Tiang Hong, Wong Phui Nam and Shirley Geok-lin Lim

Exile is a dominant theme and trope in the poetry of the pioneer generation of Anglophone Malaysian poets Ee Tiang Hong, Wong Phui Nam and Shirley Geok-lin Lim. This essay traces the roots of exile in these three poets, exploring how the sense of displacement from cultural and political Malay hegemo...

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Main Author: Cheng, Boey Kim
Other Authors: School of Humanities
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://journals.iium.edu.my/asiatic/index.php/AJELL/article/view/1326
https://hdl.handle.net/10356/141898