UTAR POETRY FESTIVAL is coming soon!!!!

Institute of Chinese Studies is going to organize an event entitled “Chuan Shi” from 17th to

20th June 2012 with the celebration of 10 years anniversary of Chinese Department in 

Kampar campus.

The title “Chuan Shi” is inspired from the Poetry Hotel in the Wilderness (Wild Store) 

written by Cheng Chou-yu, the Contemporary Poet: “Who passes down the career of poet? 

A light was hung up at dusk…” We specially invite a batch of famous local poets and 

cultural intellectuals to UTAR performing “UTAR Dong Di Yin” Chinese Poetry Recital and 

Musical. The performance combines singing, dancing and poetry reading. Hence, “UTAR 

Dong Di Yin” is the Prelude, as well as an important activity of the “Poetry Festival”.

There would be a talk on 18th and 19th June respectively. The talk entitles “Romance of 

Metaphor” by Luo Zhi Qiang on 18th June and “Interpretation of cross-border” by Mr Kuan 

Chee Wah and Ms Law Yee Wan on 19th. On the ceremony on 20th June, we are honored 

to have the opportunity to invite Dr Wong Yoon Wah, a well-known scholar as well as a 

poet, to our college to give a keynote speech, sharing his view about the aesthetic of poetry 

writing. On the same day, we will have a new books launching ceremony. 

There are Installation art, and street performance arts in Kampar Campus on 18th and 19th 

June. Poetry Wall activities and image poetry video creation competition would also be held 

during the “Festival Poetry”. There would be some performances in the closing ceremony.

Person contact: Wong Ching Hui 016-2217650


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