One Fierce Hour

One Fierce Hour is Alfian Sa’at’s first and breakout work. It was hailed as ‘truly a landmark’ for Singaporean poetry when it was published in 1998 when the poet was just 21 years old. Since, then it has been kept in print and has entered the list of canonical anthologies of Singapore literature. The collection contains the anti-anthem “Singapore You Are Not My Country” written well before social media gave voice to dissent and different views of Singapore.

Alfian remains an intelligent writer with an unabashedly social and political voice. He has written 37 plays, 3 works of prose and 2 poetry anthologies.

— from Landmark Books

This is my signed copy so please do not tarnish it, otherwise I will REMEMBER and not FORGET you. Yes, this was published when Alfian was just 21, with all the scrappiness and full throated-urgency of youth. Singapore You Are Not My Country is a must read.

— Alex, PD