Pooja Nansi

Poet | Performer | Educator
Singapore

Pooja Nansi is an award-winning poet, performer, and educator known for her impact on literature, performance, and cultural leadership. She is the author of three poetry collections and co-author of a teacher’s resource for Singaporean poetry. A Young Artist Award (2016) recipient, she currently teaches at Nanyang Technological University and is Chief Publisher at AFTERIMAGE Press. Her acclaimed performance work includes You Are Here (Wild Rice, 2021) and Thick Beats for Good Girls (Checkpoint Theatre, 2018). As the first woman and youngest Festival Director of the Singapore Writers Festival (2019–2023), she led the festival through a period of expanded inclusivity and reach. In 2024, she was awarded the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, one of France’s top cultural honours.

Moderator
Session 3 | Beyond Boundaries: Arts in an Interconnected Age
Thursday, May 21, 2:30PM - 5:30PM SGT

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