Koh Buck Song

In this Chinese name, the family name is Koh (许).
Koh Buck Song
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese許木松
Simplified Chinese许木松
Hanyu PinyinXǔ Mùsōng
Teochew Peng'imKou2 Bhag8-song5

Koh Buck Song (Chinese: 许木松; born 1963) is a Singaporean writer, poet, and country brand adviser.[1] He is the author and editor of more than 40 books, including nine books of poetry and haiga art.[2] He works as a writer, editor and consultant in branding, communications strategy and corporate social responsibility in Singapore. He has held several exhibitions [3] as a Singaporean pioneer of haiga art, developed from a 16th-century Japanese art form combining ink sketches with haiku poems.

In 2023, his book Brand Singapore: Nation Branding in a World Disrupted by Covid-19 (2021) was longlisted by the Singapore University of Social Sciences for the Alan Chan Spirit of Singapore Book Prize,[4] while his book One United People: Essays from the People Sector on Singapore's Journey of Racial Harmony (2022) was shortlisted for best non-fiction by the Singapore Book Publishers Association.[5]

  1. ^ Toh, Hsien Min (January 2003). "Wilfred Owen meets Hokkien peng: Koh Buck Song does national service". Quarterly Literary Review Singapore. 2 (2). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. ^ See, for example, review of "A Brief History Of Toa Payoh And Other Poems". Ikin, Van, Westerly vol 43, no.4. University of Western Australia, Australia. 1998.
  3. ^ See media reports including "Blending art and poetry". Mohamad Salleh, Nur Asyiqin. The Straits Times. 21 May 2016. "10 Japanese haiga to celebrate Asean's 50th". Yusof, Helmi. The Business Times. 5 August 2017. Tani, Mayuko. Nikkei Marketing Journal, Japan. 6 June 2016.
  4. ^ Singapore University of Social Sciences - Alan Chan Spirit of Singapore Book Prize: https://www.suss.edu.sg/about-suss/schools/shbs/alan-chan-spirit-of-singapore-book-prize
  5. ^ Singapore Book Publishers Association Awards 2023: https://www.singaporebookpublishers.sg/page/book-awards