Aaron Lee Soon Yong

1978 - Woodlands Primary School, Raffles Institution, National University of Singapore Faculty of Law

1990 - Began writing poetry during his days at Raffles Institution, a secondary school in Singapore where he befriended other students who would also eventually go on to become published Singaporean writers. This collection, was published in 1991. Also worked in the banking and finance industry since the late 1990s. A lawyer by profession, he involved in theatre and promoting literature in Singapore. In 1999 the title poem of his book was selected for the "Poems on the Move" programme, an initiative by the National Arts Council to bring poetry to the public on mass transit. He has given talks and readings in Malaysia, Germany, US, Philippines and Australia. He was active in the literary scene in mentoring young poets and conducting school workshops and seminars on creative writing

His first collection of poems, A Visitation of Sunlight 1990; Released second poetry collection, Five Right Angles. 2007; Third poetry collection, Coastlands, at the Singapore Writers Festival. 2014

Singapore Literature Prize 2008; National Book Development Council 1997

First prize in the National University of Singapore's Literary Society Poetry competition 1995; 3rd prize in the nationwide New Straits Times-Shell Poetry Competition in Malaysia 1995

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