Alvin Pang (b. 1972, Singapore) is a poet, writer, editor, anthologist, and translator. His poetry has been translated into over fifteen languages, and he has appeared in major festivals and anthologies worldwide. He was named the 2005 Young Artist of the Year for Literature by Singapore's National Arts Council, and was conferred the Singapore Youth Award (Arts and Culture) in 2007. A Fellow of the Iowa International Writing Program (2002), his publications include City of Rain (Ethos: 2003), Tumasik: Contemporary Writing from Singapore (Autumn Hill: USA, 2009), and What Gives Us Our Names (Math Paper Press, 2011).  Two volumes of his selected poems are forthcoming in the UK (Arc Publications) and Croatia (Brutal) in 2012. [View]