Edwin recites his poems at Swinburne’s literary evening.
KUCHING: Poet and author Professor Malachi Edwin Vethamani captivated the audience at Reading and Conversation event held in conjunction with Swinburne’s Library Week recently.
About 30 members of the public as well as staff and students from Swinburne University of Technology attended the event jointly organised by Swinburne’s School of Foundation Studies and Swinburne Sarawak Library.
Edwin, a professor of English at University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus was welcomed by Swinburne’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor and chief executive officer Professor John Wilson.
In his welcoming brief, Wilson said that although Swinburne is a university that focuses on technology, the university also appreciates the arts and has a small but steadily growing creative writing community.
Members of Swinburne Sarawak Creative Writing Community, Augustine Tan, a student of Mechatronics
and robotics engineering and civil engineering student Wan Faris Ali Ibrahim recited poems from Professor Edwin’s collections, followed by poem recital by one of his former students Hazelynn Rimbar.
His current PhD student who is Swinburne’s senior lecturer, Christina Yin recited Edwin’s first published poem entitled “It was a Wondrous Sight!”
The professor recited several poems from his collection and concluded by reading a powerful short story ‘Drowning’ from his first collection of short stories.
The ‘Conversation’ session had Edwin fielding questions from the audience before a book signing session.
Swinburne’s School of Foundation Studies recently launched its first Poetry Competition in collaboration with Swinburne Sarawak Library besides its annual Creative Writing Competition.
Its upcoming event will be the 3rd Annual Wildlife Conservation Swinburne Sarawak English Microfiction Challenge from June 10 to 14. The event is a short story writing competition limited to 500 words or less, based on a one-word prompt on each day. It is open to secondary school and university students in Malaysia. Details of the event will be made available soon via http://wildlifemicrofiction.com.
Swinburne’s Sarawak campus is an Australian university with its main campus in Melbourne, Australia. The university offers quality and affordable Australian education identical to the Melbourne campus. Upon completion of their studies, graduates receive awards directly from the Melbourne campus, widening their career prospects locally and abroad.
Swinburne’s overall Graduate Employability Rate is approximately 92 per cent with graduates hired within six months after completing their studies. The university is currently on JobStreet.com’s Top 10 Preferred Private University in Malaysia listing.
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