🩸 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙/𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠
ALLTHETIME 02 • 112pp
Poems by bani haykal, David Wong Hsien Ming and Izyanti Asa’ari
With a critical introduction by Diana Rahim
𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙/𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 braids together the grievances that colour the days of our increasingly estranged lives. Across generations, these poems trace endurance, the body’s remembering and the labour of becoming, building a shared anatomy of care and survival.
Moving between confession and collaboration, the collection traces how blood—as kinship, sacrifice, and persistence—binds us to histories both chosen and imposed, exploring what we carry and how writing can turn wounds into endurance.
Available from 20 February on our webstore <afterimage.press/shop> and other major bookstores.
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Audio: "MUNGKIN KAU TAK" by bani haykal
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⚡ Free delivery on ALLTHETIME folios from 20–27 Feb 2026. Use code "ALLTHETIME" on our webstore: <afterimage.press/shop/bloodwork>
And if you want an even better deal, our ALLTHETIME folio bundle is now up for grabs at a special price with 10% off!
🩸 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙/𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠: ALLTHETIME 02 braids together the grievances that colour the days of our increasingly estranged lives. Across generations, these poems trace endurance, the body’s remembering and the labour of becoming, building a shared anatomy of care and survival.
Join us for the launch of 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙/𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 at @behindthegreendoorsg on 24 February 2026. Register here: <bloodworklaunch.peatix.com>
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"After the mountain" meditates on yearning and memory.
In 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙/𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠: 𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀 02, the voices of bani haykal, David Wong Hsien Ming and Izyanti Asa’ari confront what endures in us.
Available 20 February 2026 on our webstore <afterimage.press/shop> and at major bookstores.
Join us for the launch on 24 February 2026 at @behindthegreendoorsg . Register here: <bloodworklaunch.peatix.com>
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Three voices united by the work of remembering.
🩸 Authors bani haykal, David Wong Hsien Ming and Izyanti Asa'ari ask what is passed through us, what we carry and how writing transforms what wounds into what endures in 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙/𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠: 𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀 02.
Available 20 February 2026 on our webstore <afterimage.press/shop> and at major bookstores.
Join us for the launch on 24 February 2026 at @behindthegreendoorsg . Register here: <bloodworklaunch.peatix.com>
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OFTHENOW Vol 1 No 11 (Feb 2026) arrives in your inboxes on 15 Feb, featuring:
📌 a conversation between writer-photographer Diana Rahim and poet-designer Izyanti Asa'ari;
📌 the Miss Mess Educator of the Year (Already!);
📌 3 poems from Jack Xi (b. 1999, they/he), a queer, disabled Singapore-based writer who also happens to poetry and poetry reviews editor at SUSPECT.
📬 OFTHENOW is AFTERIMAGE's monthly newsletter, containing shoutouts from Miss Mess (our official spokesperson), long-form conversations Literally, No One Asked, But... and a big dose of Big Poet Energy. Donors and paid subscribers get full access; be a bestie and subscribe to our Substack today <ofthenow.substack.com>
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Celebrate the launch of 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙/𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠: 𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀 02 by bani haykal, David Wong Hsien Ming and Izyanti Asa’ari.
📅 24 Feb 2026
🕢 8–9pm (doors open at 7.45pm)
📍 Behind The Green Door
🔗 Register at: <bloodworklaunch.peatix.com>
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🩸 A folio of endurance and intimacy, where voices intertwine across generations—exploring what is passed through us, what we carry and how writing transforms what wounds into what endures.
Join us for the launch of 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙/𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠: 𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀 02 by bani haykal, David Wong Hsien Ming and Izyanti Asa’ari. Witness the authors perform live as they bring 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙/𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 off the page. Copies will be available at a special launch discount.
🔗 Register at: <bloodworklaunch.peatix.com>
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Thank you @foldpaper and @bongomann_ for a beautiful evening of words and music! ✨✨
Can’t believe it’s already the second last night of Pass the Mic! 🥹
Join us for the final session tomorrow - tickets at our link in bio.
Moderated by @suningk 🎤
Photos and videos by @anattynook 🤳
𝙒𝙄𝙇𝙇 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙎 𝙁𝙇𝙊𝘼𝙏: 𝙋𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨 is a site-specific, speculative performance piece on the process of building a kolek, a small Malay boat. This piece is performed by weaving in movement, oral history archives, and spoken word. On a site where few remnants of its boatbuilding past remain, a car is used in an attempt to remember and imagine.
Has been a joy to piece this loose assembly with @moreofelle . Trying my hand as well with soundscaping this?? 🖤🖤🖤
Slide 1: “Boat Builder in Beach Road” (Credit: NAS)
Slide 2 - 5: Images from 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦, Eric R. Alfred (1987)
Slide 6: FB clip ……………
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Rewilding #02 is a literary and visual arts gathering that explores themes of the ecological and the fantastic, producing a novel visual and literary arts experience that tries to rewild a manicured physical and cultural landscape. The gathering invites the audience to immerse themselves in a multimedia experience featuring poetry, visual arts, and performance. The writers involved are Daryl Lim, Izyanti Asa’ari, and Shawn Hoo, collaborating closely with artists Elle Cheng, Lynette Quek, and Tristan Lim. Rewilding is a series produced by Dave Lim from DASSAD.
Rewilding is supported by Next STAGE - a creative platform by Arts House Group.
Meet Izyanti Asa’ari – writer, co-founder of Fellow Design and now a featured poet on the MRT! 🚝
As part of the ongoing Poems on the MRT campaign and the Asian Festival of Children’s Content (@afccsg ) 2025, we gave Izyanti a fun challenge: Write a poem using five wild prompts from kids. And yes, she nailed it! 🥳
Did her poem spark your inner child or light up your imagination? 👶💡 Let us know in the comments! 💬
Looking for more magical reads with your little ones? 📖 Explore five fun and meaningful children’s books launching at AFCC, happening from 22 to 25 May. Link in bio! 🔗
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Image credits: Izyanti
