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Esplanade Presents
14 Aug 2024, Wed, 6.45pm & 7.45pm
(Intermission: None)
Esplanade Concourse
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A pot shatters. An arrangement falls apart. A florist finds herself amidst the scattered leaves of history.
The Orchid Folios by Mok Zining is a novel-in-poems narrated by a florist in the depths of grief. Woven into her story is that of the Vanda Miss Joaquim, the orchid that has flourished in our imagination since it was first hybridised in 1893.
In the Language of Orchids is a poetic entry into the hybridity at the roots of our national identity.
No tickets will be issued. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Mok Zining
Mok Zining is obsessed with random things: orchids, arabesques, sand. Her first book, The Orchid Folios, was shortlisted for the 2022 Singapore Literature Prize. She is an editor at Ethos Books and is at work on an essay collection, The Earthmovers.
14 Aug 2024, Wed
6.45pm
7.45pm
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