Bio

Chris Mooney-Singh has authored four collections of verse, the last being The Bearded Chameleon (Black Pepper) and has appeared in numerous poetry and fiction anthologies.
He co-founded The Writers Centre, Singapore, Red Wheelbarrow and the Lit Up Festival as well as the Singapore Poetry Slam. Chris has also been a guest at many international literary festivals. in 2015, he was awarded a PhD in Literary Studies and Creative Writing at Monash University, Melbourne. In the same year, his verse novel received a Victorian Premiers' Literary Award Commendation (Unpublished Manuscript category). Chris teaches in the MA Creative Writing Programme as well as short courses in poetry at Lasalle College of the Arts.

Rice
bowl
hat, stitched
with the Five
Poisons, let toad, snake,
lizard, spider and scorpion
protect weak blood and ward off bad days. Your healing years
will come, little Doc. Folks pay well
for horny herbs – good
goat weed and
bear bile
will
sell.