For some of us the Switzerland of the South Seas is not much more than a fleeting stopover for shopping, maybe even a cocktail at Raffles. But, for Edwin Thumboo, Singapore has been home for more than eighty years, and the place where he has forged a career as a writer, academic and the country’s unofficial poet laureate. Join him in conversation with Paula Green as he shares insights into this still largely undiscovered nation.

Supported by Asia New Zealand Foundation.

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