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posted : Saturday, May 21, 2011
title : Food for thought
We, the Writers The truth- we are no world writers, not yet no Nobel candidate no laureate; for us, there's only the dedication to the art - call it bondage if you like it comes from the heart and mind unfettered. You say we're out to amuse educate edify or enchant (or perversely titillate and slant) You insist we must have a social function; it's all right say what you like- we write not exactly in our tongue (not yet one to call our own) not necessarily conforming to rules not necessarily to please; for us there's only the total involvement call it aberration if you like. If you think we writers have not been correctly construed we thank you; there's always redress in the generations ahead- we hope the critics make no hasty pronouncement. You can't manufacture writing can't produce literature by the computer no, this isn't the sausage out of the machine not the product of the chip technology no propaganda handout - this is literature, an art timeless as man's conviction. by Lim Thean Soo |
