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2 unusual facts about Grace Chia


Grace Chia

In the UK, she performed her poetry as part of an artistic multimedia ensemble at the Royal College of Art and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with Vuk Krakovic and Len Massey.

Along with a group of literary activists in the wake of the late 90s literary renaissance of Singapore, including Alvin Pang, Toh Hsien Min and Cyril Wong, Chia was invited to read at the University of California-Berkeley, the University of California-Santa Barbara and the University of California-Santa Clara.



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Womango

The content on the back cover of the book describes it as: "Part poet, part lollipop punk. And all woman. Grace Chia's post-modern, pop culture influenced poetry merges themes of consumption, race, nationality, sexuality with femininity. Helping to fan the flames of her fiery imagination are female figures such as Sylvia Plath, Tori Amos, the late Bonny Hicks, Little Red Riding Hood, Little Mermaid, Cinderella, Mother Nature and Eve."