Local poetry in A-level literature

Lee (left) and Chia are the editors of a local poetry anthology commissioned by the MOE and tentatively titled Lines Spark Code. — The Straits Times/ Asia News Network

WHEN students sit for one of the papers in next year’s A-level Literature in English examination, they may find themselves dissecting poems not just from foreign lands, but closer to home - verses on chopstick superstitions, perhaps, or the brief history of Toa Payoh.

The syllabus has been revised to expose students to more Singapore literature, said the Ministry of Education (MOE).