Malaysian Millennial Voices, a new poetry anthology published by Maya Press and edited by author/academic Professor Malachi Edwin Vethamani, might offer us some clues. The book, available now, features 69 poems by 37 young Malaysian poets, all aged below 35. I wanted to bring out a collection of poems to showcase the young Malaysian voices," he adds. 'We wanted poems that presented the millennials’ lives, concerns, worldview and experience,' says Malachi. I was certainly pleased to see these young poets drawing from their varied heritage, concerned about their identities, examining their lives and showing political consciousness, ” he concludes.

Source: The Star February 22, 2021 02:03 UTC