Grandmother said

Grandmother's Words collects 60 poems written by poet Tan Yuyan in Singapore between 2013 and 2017. Taking hometown, family, separation, and life as entry points, the book engages in a dialogue with time and space.

They are the silent call of the black hole deep in the universe, the secret hidden in Brodsky's suitcase, the brilliant orange of the Gobi poplar trees in the autumn wind, and the ink painting of a flawed soul on its journey.

Chen Yuyan

Originally from Fujian, he immigrated to New York with his family at the age of 13 and currently lives in Singapore. He holds a BA in Economics and East Asian Studies from New York University, and an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Bath Spa, UK.

In 2015, he won first prize in the Singapore Golden Pen Awards for Chinese poetry. He is the author of the English poetry collection Small Hours (published by NewYork Quarterly Books). His essays and poems have appeared in the supplements of World Journal and Lianhe Zaobao's Literary City. In 2015, he translated Wang Wenhua's works "The Principal Cellist" and "Mr. Pufferfish's Violin" (published by Ruoyi Culture).

"Grandmother Says" is her first collection of Chinese poems.