ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND PROJECTS:

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2023. “#loveanditsnewforms.” Graphic fiction. In Miss and Seen: Microfictions from Asia. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions. 162-164.

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2023, 29 July. "The shape of the world", "Danaë", "A caring journey", Poems from Crevices. The Kolkata Arts: Kolkata (India). https://www.thekolkataarts.online/2023/07/poemssara-florian.html

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2023. Crevices. House of Nehesi Publishers: St. Martin (Caribbean)/New York.

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2023. 2 July. Episode "Two Warriors at Pulau Hantu!", from the opera “Laut Singapura - Stories of Our Islands” presented by the Singapore Lyric Opera at Be@SAFRA, SAFRA Toa Payoh (libretto: Sara Florian; music: Terrence Wong).

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2023, 24 June. Episode "The Legend of Kusu", from the opera “Laut Singapura - Stories of Our Islands” presented by the Singapore Lyric Opera at Goodman Arts Centre (libretto: Sara Florian; music: Terrence Wong).

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2023, 17 June. Opera “Kampung Spirit” presented by Dr. Chen at "The Sound of Feeling", National Gallery Singapore.

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2023, 3 Mar. Chen Zhangyi's “Twin Cinema for String Nonet”, inspired by poem 'The Lost Seasons', performed by the T'Ang Quartet, "Give and Take (Back and Forth)", at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Singapore.

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2023, 13 Feb. Episode "Ubin" from opera "Laut Singapura" in collaboration with Singapore Lyric Opera premiered at Yishun Town Secondary, Singapore.

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2023, 31 Jan. Poem "Seesaw" inspired Singapore composer Chen Zhangyi's “See-Saw”, chamber piece for marimba and violoncello, premiered at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore. 

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2022, 11 Nov. “Makara’s Narration” and Song "Accord of Light" presented at collaborative event between Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, NUS, & Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore. “Zoomorphic Muses” Music & Text by Yong Siew Toh Conservatory’s Text And Music Class (2023) Curated by Dr. Chen Zhangyi & Dr. Sara Florian. On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YSTConservatory/videos/540329444582712 and on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoGxTTj3RCw

 

2022, 11 July, Invitation to the Medellín International Poetry Festival 2022 (virtual section), Colombia. On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/festivalpoesiamed/videos/3318403135076913/ and on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1dkLAyJpSDA

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2022, 16 April, Poem ‘The Lost Seasons’ inspired Singapore composer Chen Zhangyi's “Twin Cinema for String Nonet”, commissioned by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for Stradivari Quartet and SSO Musicians. The world premiere was on 16 April 2022 at Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore. Poem mentioned in Tang, Aileen, "Seeing Double – An Interview with Chen Zhangyi." The Flying Inkpot, 22 July 2022. http://www.flyinginkpot.com/2022/07/seeing-double-an-interview-with-chen-zhangyi-the-flying-inkpot/?fbclid=IwAR0jwsqLe7rshFmLzcvAHlNMhvHIU18GAbypjoe6uS9gPFs4huypdyGPOlc

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2022, 11 and 12 Mar, Opera “Arianna on Another Island” at Esplanade, Singapore. Watercolours featured as illustrations. https://www.esplanade.com/festivals-and-series/march-on/2022/arianna-on-another-island

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2021, 21 and 28 Nov, Opera “Kampung Spirit”, Episode One and Episode Two presented by Singapore Lyric Opera and National Arts Council, Singapore. Oil on canvas “Kampung Calm” featured in Episode One.

Episode One: https://fb.watch/9z_cRRtVkF/

Episode Two: https://fb.watch/9z_esTMKIc/

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2021, 12 Nov, Poem “The Fabric of Time” presented at collaborative event between Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, NUS, & Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore. “Suite Ensemble” Music & Text by Yong Siew Toh Conservatory’s Text And Music Class (2022) Curated by Dr. Chen Zhangyi & Dr. Sara Florian. https://fb.watch/9FdYBucwfa/

 

2021, presentation of “Rus&Urbs” (poetry and a painting) for the project ‘Venice Masked’ (and one of the catalogue's editors), on the occasion of the 17th Venice Biennale of Architecture 2021. https://www.venicemasked.org/catalog/rus-%26-urbs.

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2021, 8 and 9 Sep, Poem ‘The Lost Seasons’ performed at the RedDot Baroque concert of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons at Esplanade, Singapore; painting ‘The Lost Seasons’ presented on Gala Night, 8 Sep 2021.

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2021, 6 Aug, Poem ‘Grandparents’ awarded as a winning-entry at the Poetry Festival Singapore, Catharsis. https://fb.watch/7fqX62GsAX/

 

2021, “Ink (Naani)”, hybrid piece (poem + painting),  featured as cover art Sinking City, magazine of the University of Miami, Issue 10: spring 2021. https://sinkingcity.as.miami.edu/archives/sinking-city-10-copy/

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2021, 10 Feb, PhD thesis mentioned in Philip Nanton’s Riff: The Shake Keane Story. UK; Dominica: Papillote Press.​

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​2020, 23 Dec, Caribbean Counterpoint reviewed by Lucio De Capitani in Il Tolomeo, Rivista di Studi Postcoloniali | A Postcolonial Studies Journal | Journal d’Études Postcoloniales. Costantini, Alessandro, Ed. Vol 22. Venezia: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari, 2020. 409-413.

                       

2020, 19 Dec, Poem, watercolours and video project ‘Miss Joaquim’ presented by Jesselton Philharmonic, Sabah, Malaysia at the 7th JPO Music Festival-International Virtual Music Festival 2020.

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2020, 13 Nov, Poem ‘Wares’ and two watercolours presented at collaborative event between Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, NUS, & Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore. “Wares and Waves, The Tang Shipwreck” Music & Text by Yong Siew Toh Conservatory’s Text And Music Class (2021) Curated by Dr. Chen Zhangyi & Dr. Sara Florian. https://www.facebook.com/asiancivilisationsmuseum/videos/384894375897023/

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2020, 23 Sep, Interview “La Metáfora de la Sal en la Literatura de San Martín”. Festival Internacional de Poesía de Medellin.

https://www.festivaldepoesiademedellin.org/es/Festival/30/LMS/?fbclid=IwAR17XPcL1IHpXv9513Q3FZYva50LhgdheMxpkobP4npa053sSd_-Y5VwkJE

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2020, 30 Aug, Caribbean Counterpoint reviewed by Dr. Glenville Asbhy in Kaieteur News, New York; Georgetown, Guyana.

https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2020/08/30/book-review-icon-comes-alive-in-scholarly-work/?fbclid=IwAR1cobJHXVwyQfrENbdevPq15SxCqbED4O2TgugYU8zqdpUf5Ggn4fGj708

Review read by Fabian A. Badejo on his radio program “Culture Time” on PJD-2 Radio, 1300AM/PJD-3 02.7FM – the Voice of St. Martin on Sunday (1 Nov 2020, 1.00-2.00pm, St. Martin).

 

2020, 29 Aug, Poem ‘Seesaw’ awarded as a winning-entry at the Poetry Festival Singapore, Catharsis. https://www.facebook.com/399570356892181/videos/350963286073013

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2020, 15 Aug, “Fisherman’s Pantoum” presented by The Opera People on the IX episode of Kopi & Song. https://fb.watch/9FeeiSSSe8/

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2020, 13 July, Recitation of Kamau Brathwaite’s ‘facebook VIII and IX’ on the occasion of #40nightsofTheVoice commemoration. https://www.facebook.com/804273999/videos/10158174934129000/

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2020, 31 May, Poems, ‘Lignum Vitae’ and ‘Wise Lantana’ presented at the First Caribbean Literature Day. “HNP author Sara Florian (Italy), Caribbeanist scholar based in Singapore, reads her poetry – inspired by research visits to the region #Jamaica #StMartin #Barbados #Trinidadand Tobago in celebration of #CaribbeanLiteratureDay12July2020” 12 July 2020.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2720959554893932

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2020, 11 May, Song “Ventinove Dicembre” (based on one poem in Luce/Light) by keaton77 on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/keaton77/ventinove-dicembre

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2020, 29 Feb, Book Caribbean Counterpoint: The Aesthetics of Salt in Lasana Sekou mentioned in Quito Nicolaas’s article “De literatuur van St. Maarten.” Ñapa, Boeken. 12-13.

                       

2020, 19 Feb, Book Caribbean Counterpoint: The Aesthetics of Salt in Lasana Sekou presented to Italian Ambassador in Singapore. https://www.sxm-talks.com/soualiga-newsday/st-martins-caribbean-counterpoint-presented-to-italian-ambassador-in-singapore-soualiga-newsday/ & https://www.soualiganewsday.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=29921:st-martin%E2%80%99s-caribbean-counterpoint-presented-to-italian-ambassador-in-singapore&Itemid=450

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2020, 23 Jan,  Book Caribbean Counterpoint: The Aesthetics of Salt in Lasana Sekou presented on TV at “Speaking of everything, World star studio TV” at in interview “Lasana M. Sekou: …she sets up salt as a pillar…” posted on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CCmvBXnaeA

 

2019, 31 Aug,  “Introduction/Inleiding” to Quito Nicolaas’s poetry collection Argus mentioned in the article “Een spirituele cunucu” by Brede Kirstensen, Ñapa, Boeken. 12-13.

 

2019, Book Caribbean Counterpoint: The Aesthetics of Salt in Lasana Sekou reviewed in Guadeloupe by the magazine Nouvelles, Semaine N. 450 (27 June 2019) and in New York/Puerto Rico by the website Repeating Islands (13 Aug 2019)

https://repeatingislands.com/2019/08/13/new-book-caribbean-counterpoint-the-aesthetics-of-salt-in-lasana-sekou/ and added to the US SPD “top 20 books” book list in August 2019.

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2019, Poem ‘Home’ awarded as a winning-entry at the Poetry Festival Singapore, Catharsis.

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2019, Invitation to the St. Martin Book Fair (St. Maarten, Caribbean) to present the book Caribbean Counterpoint: The Aesthetics of Salt in Lasana Sekou.

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​​2018,  Mention in Prof. Ho Swee-Lin’s book Friendship and Work Culture of Women Managers in Japan. Routledge: New York.

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2015, Invitation to the NTU (Nanyang Technological University) and Fellini Foundation for Film cooperation agreement, as official representative of The Italian Cultural Institute, Singapore, with HE the Ambassador of Italy, the Asian Director of Fellini Foundation and the Deputy Head of Mission/Counsellor.

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​2012, 4 June, Article “Philologist Sara Florian About E-books: ‘A Natural Progression in the Evolutionary Path of Literature’ ”, by Hilbert Haar. Today, The Newspaper for Country St. Maarten, Vol. 12 No. 125.

 

2012, Invitation to the St. Martin Book Fair (St. Maarten, Caribbean) to present the novel Luce, La Cittá Morente Che Mi Ha Fatto Rinascere/Light, The Dying City Which Gave Me Life Again.

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2011, “Interview to Sara Florian: Singapore Doesn’t Believe in Tears”, 103 Meridian, Asia’s Premier Russian-English Magazine, Vol. 12, Winter 2011-2010. 88-89.

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2011, 19 May, Interview with the Author of Luce, La Città Morente Che Mi Ha Fatto Rinascere. in “La Luna e i Falò”. Flavia Weisghizzi interviews Sara Florian. Nuova Spazio Radio. FM 88.150.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAp1NdQF018

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2011, Translation of “Ciborama: A Landscape of Edibles / Ciborama: Un Paesaggio di Commestibili”, written by Brendan Goh.

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2010-2011, Luce, La Cittá Morente Che Mi Ha Fatto Rinascere / Light, The Dying City Which Gave Me Life Again. Novel. Roma: Albatros Editore. https://www.amazon.com/Sara-Florian/e/B082GPDJLR%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

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2010, 14 June, Acknowledgement articles on achievements “Cuban Scholar’s Book about St. Martin Writer Launched in Barbados; Italian Gets Ph.D. on Lasana Sekou’s Work” by Jacqueline Sample.

• Saint Martin News Network: http://smn-news.com/st-maarten-st-martin-news/5237-cuban-scholars-book-about-st-martin-writer-launched-in-barbados-italian-gets-phd-on-lasana-sekous-work

• St. Maarten Island Time

• The Bajan Reporter

 

2009, 19 July, Poem ‘Kingston Vibes’. Bookends. The Jamaica Observer. Celebrating 11 years of The Literary Arts in The Observer. Kingston, Jamaica, 7.

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2008, 6 Jan, Short Story “Legs”. The Sunday Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica.

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2007, 12 Nov, Interview to Sara Florian for Almalaurea, Italian University Consortium of 64 Italian Universities. “La Passione per le Lingue/The Passion for Languages”. Alma Laurea News.