Quek See Ling
Quek See Ling (; born in October 1986 in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia) is a Singaporean poet, writer, Chinese ink painter, independent publisher, editor, instructor of Chinese creative writing. Education. After graduating from Foon Yew Primary School 2 and Foon Yew High School in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, she obtained Bachelor of Arts in Chinese (minor in Translation) and Master of Arts degrees in Chinese from Nanyang Technological University. Her research papers on Chinese Linguistics were published in Soochew University and National Taiwan University. She obtained Certificate of Chinese Painting with Grade A (Distinction) of Nanyang Academy of Fine  Arts in 2018. Career. She had been working as an academic editor and tutor of Division of Chinese in Nanyang Technological University, and she was also an invited instructor of Chinese Creative Writing in secondary school. Her poems were recommended by renowned Taiwanese poet Hung Hung 鸿鸿 as "taking the nutrient of life directly, without any burden" ("没有包袱地从生活中摘取活生生的养分”). Renowned Hong Kong writer Dung Kai-cheung recommended her poems "has Zhuangzi-style and she provides the new definition of the poem world"("有庄子之风，移风易俗，定义诗的新境界"). Her Chinese paintings were recommended by renowned Singaporean artist Chua Poh Leng as "very literate, bold and fearless with  a sense of humour and joy, and put her audiences in a smile" ("立意大胆带幽默，笔墨磅礴，甚有文气，看了令人会心一笑”). She was invited as one of the five International Poets (国际诗人) in 2019 Taipei Poetry Festival （2019台北诗歌节）. Works. Edited book. 《拉长的影子：新加坡与外国作家写作理由32札》（Elongated Shadows: 32 Passages By Writers from Singapore and Beyond on Their Reasons for Writing （Singapore: Self-Publishing, 2021）