Softblow poetry journal celebrates twelve years of publishing poetry in English, from the widely acclaimed and deeply experienced, to the freshly youthful and urgent. Curated by two of the founding editors, Cyril Wong and Jason Wee, We Contain Multitudes reflects the poet-editors’ omnivorous literary appetites and interests, and includes poems written especially for this anthology by Lawrence Lacambra Ypil, Michelle Cahill, Yasmin Belkhyr, Sharlene Teo, among others. Featuring Singaporean talents such as Ann Ang, Boey Kim Cheng, Christine Chia, Grace Chua, Tania De Rozario, Jee Leong Koh, Chandran Nair, Pooja Nansi, Ng Yi-Sheng, Daryl Qilin Yam, Jerrold Yam, Arthur Yap and Yong Shu Hoong; and international voices such as Aazam Abidov, Sherman Alexie, Kimberly Blaeser, Ingrid de Kok, Kristine Ong Muslim, Mariko Nagai, Murat Nemet-Nejat, Alicia Suskin Ostriker, Laksmi Pamuntjak, Simon Perchik, Marge Piercy, Jeet Thayil, Tim Tomlinson and Ocean Vuong. Full list of contributors: Aria Misha Aber Aazam Abidov Reshma Aquil Sherman Alexie Shane Allison Ann Ang Arlene Ang Aaron Anstett Eseohe Arhebamen Glenn Bach Yasmin Belkhyr Stephen Black Kimberly Blaeser Boey Kim Cheng Jenny Boully Timothy Bradford David Brennan Michael Broder Blake Butler Sam Byfield Michelle Cahill Carol Chan Kristin Chang Christine Chia Wendy Chin-Tanner Eileen Chong Grace Chua Chua Hock Meng Jackie Clark Thomas Cochran Emily Rose Cole Michael Collins Jennifer Compton Jasmine Ann Cooray Brandon Courtney Bruce Covey Jen Crawford M.T.C. Cronin Barbara Cully Rachel Dacus Maxwell Dahlquist Ja'net Danielo John Gallaher & Kristina Marie Darling Kristina Maria Darling Peter Davis Ingrid de Kok Tania De Rozario William Delman Andrew Demcak Nandini Dhar Benzie Dio Joe Dresner T.F.D. Eran E. Eads Robert Eastwood Theresa Edwards Ee Tiang Hong Marjorie Evasco Michael Farrell Jennifer H. Fortin Leora Fridman Basim Furat J.M. Gamble John M. Ganiard Brent Goodman Gwee Li Sui Jeff Handy Paul Hardacre David Harris-Gershon Scott Hartwich Anne Heide Ed Higgins Melissa Ho Hoang Xuan Son Alicia Hoffman Anne Cecelia Holmes & Lily Ladewig L.K. Holt Dan Hornsby B.B.P. Hosmillo Jane Huffman Joshua Ip Rich Ives Terry Jaensch Mohamed Jeeshan Salleh Ben Joned Aseem Kaul Werner Kho John Kinsella Koh Beng Liang Gilbert Koh Jee Leong Koh Koh Tsin Yen Koh Xin Tian Bill Kushner Leon Yuchin Lau Gregory Lawless Aaron Lee Soon Yong Ed Bok Lee Lee Jing-Jing Wei Fen Lee Yew Leong Lee Genevieve Lehr Leong Liew Geok Joel Lewis Rosanna Licari Lyn Lifshin Dawn Lim Désirée Lim Loh Guan Liang Eric Low Douglas Luman Mai Van Phan Aaron Maniam Sharanya Manivannan Chris Martin Mayo Martin Bernadette Mayer Ian McBryde Todd Mercer Linda Lancione Moyer Paul Murphy Mariko Nagai Chandran Nair Pooja Nansi Murat Nemet-Nejat Gaston Ng Ng Yi-Sheng Alistair Noon Eric Thomas Norris Aimee Ann Norton Alexandra Oliver Christopher Ujine Ong Kristine Ong Muslim Anthony Opal Al Ortolani Alicia Suskin Ostriker Laksmi Pamuntjak Allan Justo Pastrana Simon Perchik Kevin Peters Marge Piercy Arjun Rajendran Mani Rao Jim Redmond Justin Runge Gregory Vincent St. Thomasino Jaya Savige L.A. Seidensticker Nasri Shah Tom Sheehan Andrew Shields Brandon Shimoda Peter Jay Shippy Trish Shishikura Hal Sirowitz Joon Song Corey Spencer Leigh Stein Jordan Stempleman Alex Stolis Adam Strauss C.P. Surendran R.L. Swihart Eileen R. Tabios Eszter Takacs Paul Tan Eddie Tay Teng Qian Xi Sharlene Teo Jeet Thayil Caitlin Elizabeth Thomson Amos Toh Toh Hsien Min Joel M. Toledo Tim Tomlinson Stefani Tran Geoff Kagan Trenchard Tse Hao Guang Tenzin Tsundue Chris Tysh Mihir Vatsa Ocean Vuong Lucy Wainger Benjamin Walker Betty Warrington-Kearsley Lewis Warsh Jason Wee Helen Wickes Cyril Wong Jane Wong Wong Phui Nam Fiona Wright Jenny Wu Daryl Qilin Yam Jerrold Yam Angeline Yap Arthur Yap Yeow Kai Chai Yong Shu Hoong Mark Young Lawrence Lacambra Ypil Ouyang Yu Jessica Zhang Zhuang Yusa