Chris Mooney-Singh
Chris Mooney-Singh was born in 1956 of Australian-Irish descent. He has worked extensively in publishing, editing and education. he adopted Sikhism in 1989 and has lived in various parts of India and Asia, including Singapore. Mooney-Singh is well known for his research into sacred Sikh music its lost string instrument tradition.
The founder of Poetry Slam in Singapore and Malaysia, he has also published two joint collection of poetry, two chapbooks and has three spoken word CDs. He is the founding director of Lit Up Singapore, a multidisciplinary festival for the literary arts. In addition, he developed and curates two virtual 3D arts communities at sikhlifeonline.com and islandofthearts.org. His poetry has featured at Times online, Mindfire, Unbrella Journal. Stylus and QLRS among others. Chris has appeared at the Austin International Poetry Festival (2003), Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival (2004) and Singapore Writers Festival (2007) among others. He has two books under red wheelbarrow, The Laughing Buddha Cab Company (2007) and The Bearded Chameleon (2011). Currently, he is a visiting scholar at Monash University.
The founder of Poetry Slam in Singapore and Malaysia, he has also published two joint collection of poetry, two chapbooks and has three spoken word CDs. He is the founding director of Lit Up Singapore, a multidisciplinary festival for the literary arts. In addition, he developed and curates two virtual 3D arts communities at sikhlifeonline.com and islandofthearts.org. His poetry has featured at Times online, Mindfire, Unbrella Journal. Stylus and QLRS among others. Chris has appeared at the Austin International Poetry Festival (2003), Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival (2004) and Singapore Writers Festival (2007) among others. He has two books under red wheelbarrow, The Laughing Buddha Cab Company (2007) and The Bearded Chameleon (2011). Currently, he is a visiting scholar at Monash University.