Toh Hsien Min is a Singaporean poet who has published notable collections of poetry such as The Enclosure of Love (Singapore, 2001) and Means To An End (Singapore, 2008). His work has been published in various periodicals such as London Magazine, Poetry Salzburg Review and Staple, as well as anthologies internationally.
He received the Young Artist Award by the National Arts Council of Singapore in 2010. Means to an End was also shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize in the same year. Hsien Min has also been a recipient of the Shell-National Arts Council Scholarship for the Arts.
Hsien Min founded the Quarterly Literary Review Singapore in 2001, the leading online literary journal in Singapore. It is a non-profit organization that aims to “promote the literary arts in Singapore, to stimulate the feedback mechanisms in the literary scene, and to develop Singaporean writers to international standards.” Such an endeavor seems to testify this poet’s dedication and commitment to the arts. The magazine also works with other notable Singaporean writers such as Heng Siok Tian, Cyril Wong, Yong Shu Hoong and Yeow Kai Chai.
Hsien Min read English at Keble College, Oxford, where he was also President of the Oxford University Poetry Society.
Hsien Min’s current professional occupation is in risk analytics in an international bank.
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http://pachome1.pacific.net.sg/~hsienmin/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarterly_Literary_Review_Singapore
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toh_Hsien_Min
