Trees, flowers, fungus - want to hear how they are being described from a poet’s perspective?
Madeleine Lee is an investment manager by day and a poet by passion. She has published four books of poetry. In particular she writes about everyday things which we fail to see in our daily lives. She has amassed a vast portfolio of poems about trees, insects, fungus and things she sees whilst on nature walks and the meaning she finds in them.
She has been called, in jest, Singapore’s only ‘green poet.’ To fine tune that last impression, Madeleine has invited the real experts on trees and nature to join her in this session. Together, they will talk about writing around trees and about the trees, fungus, flowers, basically about the nature landscape in Singapore!
Join us for this exclusive session as we pair a poet with the experts and allow you to explore the complementary views on nature.
The speakers Dr Geh Min is an ophthalmologist by training. She was also NMP from Dec 2004 to 2009 and ex President of The Nature Society in Singapore.
Dr Shawn Lum is President of The Nature Society, Singapore. He is also a lecturer in the Natural Sciences and Science Education at National Institute of Education.
Mr Simon Longman is Director of Streetscape, National Parks Board.
Due to limited seats, please register at http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg 'Experience Singapore Literature'.
Time: 1-2.30pm
Venue: Level 1 - Visitors' Briefing Room in National Library Building
Website and contact: http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg
