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Book review: Poet Theophilus Kwek’s Commonwealth is a lyrical tour of urban change

Singaporean poet Theophilus Kwek's fifth full-length collection of poetry is titled Commonwealth (2025).

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By Theophilus Kwek
Poetry/Carcanet/Paperback/104 pages/$21.80

’s fifth full-length poetry collection perambulates about the slim parcel of land in central-western Singapore known as Commonwealth to offer a broad-ranging, lyrical tour of the district’s transformations.

Book review: Poet Theophilus Kwek’s Commonwealth is a lyrical tour of urban change

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