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241:, his second collection of poetry, which was shortlisted for a Kiriyama Asia-Pacific Book Prize. The same year, Alfian won both the inaugural National Arts Council-Singapore Press Holdings Golden Point Award for Poetry, as well as the National Arts Council's Young Artist Award for Literature.
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