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Poetry On The Move Festival: Canberra Reading

Featuring Aaron Lee, D. S. Martin, Diane Glancy, Julie L. Moore, Kimberly K. Williams, Marjorie Maddox & Tina Kelley (Hosted by Eric Tinsay Valles & Desmond F. X. Kon)

 
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Singapore Writers Festival: Off The Cuff

Featuring Desmond F. X. Kon, Jennifer Anne Champion & Robert Yeo (Hosted by
Ow Yeong Wai Kit). Desmond reads his poem as an anthology preview in this panel
on poetry as memorable speech.
 
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Catholic200SG Festival: Luminary Lit Exhibition

Editors Desmond F. X. Kon and Eric Tinsay Valles have their poetry collections selected
for the official literary extravaganza during the Catholic200SG Festival. A QR Code
displayed on the exhibit wall leads viewers to choice samplings of Christian
works penned by both editors. Featured too is the bulletin for A Given Grace, with a
clickable weblink to bring readers to this e-anthology. 
 
Nourish The Soul: The Intersection of Faith & Creativity  

Featuring Desmond F. X. Kon & Eric Tinsay Valles. This is the video recording of
Nicole Ann Law's interview with both anthology editors. It offers a preview of the
podcast's inaugural episode to open 2022.
 
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Poetry Festival Singapore: Reading Series [Part One] 

Featuring Felix Cheong, Fr. Martin Macasaet & Jonathan Chan. This is the first
instalment of a special twelve-feature reading marathon released over Advent.
This series spans the first Sunday of Catholic200SG and Christmas Day.
 
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Poetry Festival Singapore: Reading Series [Part Two] 

Featuring Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, Ann Ang & Andrew Lansdown. This is the second
instalment of a special twelve-feature reading marathon released over Advent.
This series spans the first Sunday of Catholic200SG and Christmas Day.
 
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Poetry Festival Singapore: Reading Series [Part Three] 

Featuring William Wan, Sofia M. Starnes & Gwee Li Sui. This is the third instalment
of a special twelve-feature reading marathon released over Advent. This series spans
the first Sunday of Catholic200SG and Christmas Day.
 
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Poetry Festival Singapore: Reading Series [Part Four] 

Featuring Maryanne Hannan, Patrick Cabello Hansel & Jerrold Yam. This is the fourth instalment of a twelve-feature reading marathon released over Advent. It spans the
first Sunday of Catholic200SG and Christmas Day.
 
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Poetry Festival Singapore: Reading Series [Part Five] 

Featuring Anne Lee Tzu Pheng & Edwin Thumboo (In conversation with Eric Tinsay
Valles). This is the fifth instalment of a twelve-feature reading marathon released
over Advent. It spans the first Sunday of Catholic200SG and Christmas Day.
 
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Poetry Festival Singapore: Reading Series [Part Six] 

Featuring Joseph Stanton, Jane Zwart & Nicole Ann Law. This is the sixth instalment
of a twelve-feature reading marathon released over Advent. It spans the first Sunday
of Catholic200SG and Christmas Day.
 
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Poetry Festival Singapore: Reading Series [Part Seven] 

Featuring Daniel Tobin, Lois Roma-Deeley & Crispin Rodrigues. This is the seventh
instalment of a twelve-feature reading marathon released over Advent. It spans the
first Sunday of Catholic200SG and Christmas Day.