In his short story about a Taoist funeral wake, Singaporean writer and arts organizer/ producer Daryl Qilin Yam explores the theme of the unknown. In his carefully designed teaching pack, he walks us through a consideration of funeral customs and the idea of death, later encouraging students to exercise creativity through experimenting with the text and writing fictional pieces.
Daryl Yam
Daryl Qilin Yam is a writer of prose and poetry, born and based in Singapore. He is also an arts organizer/ producer, and sits on the board of directors at the literary charity Sing Lit Station. He is the author of the novels Kappa Quartet (2016, Epigram Books) and Lovelier, Lonelier (2021, Epigram Books), and the novella Shantih Shantih Shantih (2021, Math Paper Press).
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Fiction by
Daryl Yam
Shantih Shantih Shantih (Math Paper Press)