Malaysian Places and Spaces: Poems

Malaysian Places and Spaces is the seventh title in the Malaysian Literature in English series, edited by Malachi Edwin Vethamani and published by Maya Press.

This anthology brings together poems from both Malaysian and international poets, offering diverse perspectives on the Malaysian landscape. It features responses from local poets, as well as from poets abroad some who have briefly visited the country and others who have chosen to stay for longer periods. A total of ninety-three poems by eighty poets explore their connection to Malaysia.

This anthology opens with several early Malaysian poems by eminent poets such as Shirley Lim, Salleh Ben Joned, Muhammad Haji Salleh, Cecil Rajendra, and Wong Phui Nam, followed by recent and unpublished works. These poems provide readers with a sense of how poets have responded to the Malaysian landscape over the past sixty years.