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Published: 12 Oct 2020
Updated: 27 Nov 2025
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Nightjar by Arthur Yap
A poem about the nightjar, an elusive, nocturnal bird with a distinct call.
Literary Arts & Film
12 Oct 2020
27 Nov 2025
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A poem by Arthur Yap about encountering the insistent call of the nightjar in the urban jungle. Singapore is home to four of the 97 species of nightjars, a medium-sized nocturnal bird characterised by short bills.
Acknowledgement:
Presented by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, produced by Tusitala and commissioned by National Arts Council.
Originally published by NUS Press
Read by Arthur Yap
Audio reading produced by Rajeev S. Patke, NUS Department of English Language and Literature (1998)
Audio production by Artwave Studio
3D space by Amirah Kamis
Cover illustrations by Ang Cheng Hui
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Nightjar by Arthur Yap
A poem about the nightjar, an elusive, nocturnal bird with a distinct call.
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