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Commentary: The power of learning poetry by heart

Ow Yeong Wai Kit

4 days ago4 min read

Commentary: The power of learning poetry by heart

The idea of memorising poems may seem old-fashioned, but interest in learning poetry by heart is reviving worldwide, says educator Ow...

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Finding Strength in Sorrow: Coping with Grief through the Four Immeasurables

Ow Yeong Wai Kit

Apr 211 min read

Finding Strength in Sorrow: Coping with Grief through the Four Immeasurables

Here’s sharing a reflection article about how the Four Immeasurables from the Buddhist tradition can help those who are struggling with...

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Ow Yeong Wai Kit

Oct 27, 20233 min read

In Memoriam: Dad

My dad passed away peacefully last month from bile duct cancer — he was 78. On the day of his passing, it was raining gently outside, so...

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Ow Yeong Wai Kit

Sep 19, 20232 min read

Dad: The Last Journey

My father’s condition declined drastically again — it turns out he has bile duct cancer, and it’s more severe than anticipated. The...

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Paper Presentation: The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye

Ow Yeong Wai Kit

Feb 25, 20231 min read

Paper Presentation: The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye

Glad to present a paper at the NTU English Graduate Research Symposium about Sonny Liew’s The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (2015). In my...

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Art X Poetry Exhibition: A Journey Down the Singapore River

Ow Yeong Wai Kit

Sep 30, 20221 min read

Art X Poetry Exhibition: A Journey Down the Singapore River

30 Oct — 30 Nov 2022 10AM — 9PM Daily National Library Building 100 Victoria Street Level 9 Promenade Free Entry Exhibition Launch:...

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Ow Yeong Wai Kit

Sep 26, 20222 min read

In Memoriam: H.M. the Queen

In 1953, my late grandfather — a stalwart Anglophile who worked as a chief clerk in a British shipping company in Singapore — brought my...

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Ow Yeong Wai Kit

Jan 5, 20222 min read

Farewell to MOE HQ

These past two years have been challenging, not just for teachers in schools but also for our MOE HQ colleagues. As I bid farewell to MOE...

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"The Chamber of Secrets has been opened": On the River Valley High School Incident

Ow Yeong Wai Kit

Jul 20, 20212 min read

"The Chamber of Secrets has been opened": On the River Valley High School Incident

One of my former students texted me: “The Chamber of Secrets has been opened.” This was referring to the recent tragic incident in which...

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In turbulent times, the young need the arts more than ever

Ow Yeong Wai Kit

Mar 9, 20212 min read

In turbulent times, the young need the arts more than ever

Disruptions caused by the pandemic should not diminish the importance of arts education Boschbrand (Forest Fire) (1849) by Raden Saleh....

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Ow Yeong Wai Kit

Nov 1, 20202 min read

Launch of Love and Life at the Gallery

Our new anthology of poetry, entitled Love and Life at the Gallery was launched at The Arts House on 30 August 2020, as a sequel to Love...

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Ow Yeong Wai Kit

Oct 18, 20208 min read

First-Hand Experience

The latest issue of the NIE student publication on Literature, enl*ght, is available at the following link. The first article, by...

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What We Can Do in Solitude: A Teacher’s Testimony

Ow Yeong Wai Kit

Jun 9, 20202 min read

What We Can Do in Solitude: A Teacher’s Testimony

Even in solitude, there is so much we can do for others. One of the most sterling exemplars of social action is the Bangladeshi poet and...

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Ow Yeong Wai Kit

Feb 21, 20201 min read

Gone Viral

Here's a little reflection, in the form of a twin cinema poem, to inspire deeper thought about the importance of alternative perspectives.

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Paying It Forward @ Learning Forward 2019

Ow Yeong Wai Kit

Dec 27, 201914 min read

Paying It Forward @ Learning Forward 2019

Why would a bunch of Singaporean educators fly for 17 hours, travelling halfway around the world, just to attend a conference?

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Jun 1, 20196 min read

5 Strategies to Improve English Language Skills for Secondary School Students

Here are five easy things you can do at home to help improve your child’s English Language (EL) skills.

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Ow Yeong Wai Kit

Apr 11, 20191 min read

Such grief can only be told in form

Blake Morrison recounts a scene in Tobias Wolff's autobiographical novel Old School, in which Ramsey, a young teacher, asks Robert Frost...

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Oct 24, 20184 min read

Meritocracy is a dirty word

Photo courtesy of Wix Recently, our Minister of Education Mr Ong Ye Kung urged Singaporeans “not to lose faith in meritocracy”, because...

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Fields of Merit: Meeting H.H. the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala

Ow Yeong Wai Kit

Sep 9, 20181 min read

Fields of Merit: Meeting H.H. the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala

Back from Dharamsala, India! It’s been such a blessing to meet HH the Dalai Lama as well as other acclaimed meditation masters and...

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Ow Yeong Wai Kit

Nov 30, 20171 min read

Reciting Yeats in New Zealand

New Zealand--the last major land mass settled by humans around 1250-1300 AD--evokes a certain mystique, an ethereal, other-worldly beauty...

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