Shermaine is a myriad of things exploding in one human body, topped off with a girl-next-door face. Effectively bilingual in both English and Mandarin, as she’d like to think, this former Chinese literature student never fails to be amazed at the rich 5,000-year history of Chinese culture. She dreams of going back to when poets used to sit at pavilions and languidly pen phrases illustrating the picturesque scenery or romantic ambience, accompanied by the sound of rivers flowing. A helpless romantic, she aspires to do a double major in English literature and Chinese literature and become a lyricist. If she dares be bolder in her dreams, the violinist and former yangqin player in her school’s Chinese orchestra, would prefer to be a music producer, completing the magic of a beautiful set of lyrics. For now, UrbanWire is where she’ll make her inscriptions. To Shermaine, life is very much like a poem, where emotions run deep as you dance to the irregular cadence of the bittersweet flavours.

Articles

Jam Hsiao is back with a second album titled Princess following the success of his debut. However, the songs in this album might not be impressing some of you.
4 Aug 2009
We present the mastery of Desmond Kon’s literary works. An audio recording, poems and a track from the audio book, How to Read a Poem
16 Jun 2009
After a 2-year hiatus since his last album, Keep Fighting 延長比賽, Taiwanese singer-songwriter Tank returns with his newest CD aptly titled 第三回合(The Third Round)
16 Jun 2009
How does a Singaporean poet who picked up pottery months ago get his works accepted in prestigious overseas collections of the Dalai Lama, Albert Camus and America’s oldest poetry magazine? UrbanWire quizzes Desmond Kon on this and his thoughts on the literary scene in the US and Singapore.
16 Jun 2009
Hong Kong pop-diva, Joey Yung, marks the decade milestone in her singing career with a line-up of album releases and a concert
15 May 2009