A Poetry Anthology and Other Narratives
This anthology is a collection of 30 award-winning poems from 2018 to 2024, with insights into the origins, structure, and aspirations of SNaPS™, and also guiding fresh poets on what a poetry slam is. This collection highlights the importance of slam poetry in Malaysia, and its lasting impact on the arts community.
SNaPS™: A Poetry Anthology and Other Narratives captures the vibrant journey of the Sunway International Schools (SIS) Inter-School Poetry Slam—from its humble beginnings in 2013 to a nationwide event of spoken word. This collection features winning poems from 2018 to 2024, exploring themes such as identity, culture, and nationhood. More than an anthology, the book offers insights into the origins, structure, and aspirations of SNaPS™, while also guiding fresh poets on the basics and how-tos of poetry slam. A celebration of the collaborative effort between SIS and the vibrant community of local and international poets who nurtured this movement, this book highlights how slam poetry can inspire, connect and empower youths across Malaysia—leaving a lasting impact on individuals and the arts community alike.
Foreword
Preamble
Preface
Introduction
A Poetry Anthology
Crafting Your Poetry
Performing Your Poetry
Journey of Poetry Slam
Reflections and Reimaginations
Appreciation and Acknowledgements
Contributors
Gallery
About the Editors
Cheng Mien Wee is a Malaysian educator and researcher. Known fondly as Mien, she taught in Malaysian public secondary schools and private colleges for years before moving into education management. At Sunway Education Group, she has responsibilities for its international schools and post-secondary certificate, diploma, pre-university, and professional programmes. With decades of experience in Malaysia’s private education space, Mien has worked in Australian, UK, and US cross-border higher education programmes and Malaysian homegrown programmes. Mien holds a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Education (Hons) and Master in Education from Universiti Malaya, Master of Arts in Work Based Learning from UK’s Middlesex University, and PhD in Education from Australia’s Monash University.
Jamal Raslan has been supporting SIS and SNaPS since 2013 as a consultant, workshop facilitator, coach, judge, and guest poet. He made his breakthrough from the slams organisation by Poetry Cafe KL and Elaine Foster in the 2010s with performances that blends English, Malay, and Mandarin. Jamal’s works have been published in Malchin Testament and his spoken word play POHLITHIK (co-written with Khari Anwar) won the Boh Cameronian Awards for “Best of 2019”. He has helped revive the annual bilateral CEX Slam between Singapore and Malaysia in 2016, and curated the poetry content for Urbanscapes 2019. Jamal's poetry has also helped him win two KANCIL awards for his work on two MILO campaigns.
Woo Sze Leng is a Special Projects Coordinator at Sunway International Schools (SIS) and has managed countless projects since 2019. Her SIS projects include the Sunway National Poetry Slam™ (SNaPS™), which has expanded regionally while garnering nationwide participation, the Asia Leadership Youth Camp that featured Harvard University speakers, and the annual Career Week. She currently holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the Australian National University, Australia, with a year of research at the John Curtin School of Medical Research. Furthermore, Woo is also an HRDC Malaysia-accredited trainer. With nearly two decades of work across education and healthcare, she has taught, trained, and managed projects that help individuals and organisations discover new ways to grow and thrive.
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