Constructing a System of Irregularities: The Poetry of Bei Dao, Yang Lian, and Duoduo (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781443880268)

Chee Lay Tan completed his doctorate in Oriental Studies (Chinese Literature) at St John's College, Cambridge University, specializing in Chinese poetry and exile poets. He was awarded the coveted Young Artist Award by the National Arts Council in 2004 and the Singapore Youth Award (Culture and the Arts), the highest accolade for young people, in 2006. A former tutor of the Chinese Language Elective Programme, he is currently an Assistant Professor in Chinese at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and is the Deputy Executive Director of the Singapore Centre for Chinese Language (http: //www.sccl.sg). Chee Lay has published and edited over 20 creative writing and academic books, including Chu Ren Yi Liao, Ru Wen Yi Zhong [The Unexpectedness of Literature] (2009); A Delicate Touch: Essays on Chinese Influences and Chinese Genres (2010); Teaching of Chinese Language and Literature in Singapore (2011); From Practice to Practical: Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Second Language (2011); Modern Chinese Literature and its Pedagogy (2013); and Deep Teaching: The Teaching Practices and Reflections of Singapore's Chinese Language Master Teachers (2015).