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Aaron Lee (Aaron Lee Soon Yong) was born on 7 June, 1972 in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia, is a Singaporean prize-winning poet (born 1972). Discover Aaron Lee's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 51 years old?

Popular As Aaron Lee Soon Yong
Occupation Poet, Lawyer
Age 51 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 7 June 1972
Birthday 7 June
Birthplace Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Nationality Malaysia

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1972

Aaron Lee Soon Yong (born June 7, 1972) is a Singaporean prize-winning poet who writes in English.

Born in 1972, Aaron used to reside in Johor Bahru before becoming a Singaporean in 1996.

He studied at Woodlands Primary School before attending Raffles Institution after taking his PSLE.

After graduating from Raffles Institution, Aaron then studied law at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law.

1990

By 1990, he had, along with other ex-school mates, Jonathan Kuan Wei Han, Tong Jo Tze, Alvin Pang and Jeffrey Lim, interested a Singapore publisher, VJ Times, in the publication of an anthology of poems contributed by the five writers.

The collection was well received and played a part in a late 1990s resurgence of interest in Singapore poetry centred on a new generation of Singapore poets.

1991

This collection, In Search of Words, was published in 1991.

1996

He was born in Malaysia but received his education in Singapore and became a Singaporean in 1996.

Aaron began writing poetry during his days at Raffles Institution, a secondary school in Singapore where he befriended other students who would also eventually go on to become published Singaporean writers.

1997

Lee's first collection of poems, A Visitation of Sunlight, was named one of the best books of 1997 by The Straits Times.

1999

In 1999, the title poem of his book was selected for the National Arts Council’s Poems on the Move programme, a national initiative to bring poetry to the masses on public transport.

Lee’s work has been anthologised in such publications as Rhythms: a Millennial Anthology of Poetry (Singapore), the New Straits Times (Malaysia), Anglistik (Germany), and Fifty on 50 (Singapore).

Lee is the co-editor of No Other City: the Ethos Anthology of Urban Poetry and Love Gathers All: the Philippines- Singapore Anthology of Love Poetry (for which the editors were given an award by the Singapore International Foundation).

He has given talks and readings in Malaysia, Germany, the US, the Philippines and Australia.

2003

He married Namiko Chan, a Singaporean painter on June 7, 2003.

2007

In 2007, Lee released his second poetry collection, Five Right Angles.

2008

The book went on to become a finalist in the Singapore Literature Prize awards of 2008.

He is active in the literary scene in mentoring young poets and conducting school workshops and seminars on creative writing.

He is married to an artist and educationist, Namiko Chan.

He is a Christian, and his work displays a range of Christian themes and imagery.

2014

In 2014, Lee launched his third poetry collection, Coastlands, at the Singapore Writers Festival.

Coastlands documents his life experience as a pilgrim still finding his place in the wider world.