Terence Ang’s poetry featured at New York City Poetry Festival

Singaporean author and stroke survivor Terence Ang is being spotlighted at the 15th Annual New York City Poetry Festival on Governors Island through Printed Word Reviews. The showcase includes his AI voice-cloned audiobook and a poetry memoir, highlighting how accessibility tech and art are converging around his recovery story.

Why it matters: - Terence Ang’s work puts stroke recovery, aphasia awareness and accessibility technology in front of a large literary audience. - The showcase ties a personal survival story to a broader conversation about how AI can preserve voice, identity and creative expression. - Printed Word Reviews is using the festival to bring Ang’s titles to readers and to expand his reach beyond the live event.

What happened: - Printed Word Reviews featured Terence Ang’s poetry at the 15th Annual New York City Poetry Festival on Governors Island in New York City. - The festival is hosted by The Poetry Society of New York. - Ang’s featured titles include Brokenness Becomes Beautiful and Thunderstroke: A Poetry Memoir Inspired by a True Story. - Festival coverage and featured content are also being shared on social media, including Instagram festival highlights.

The details: - Brokenness Becomes Beautiful is described as a world-first audiobook project. - Ang used AI voice-cloning technology to recreate a digital version of his own voice for the audiobook. - The project was developed after a stroke in 2020 left Ang with aphasia, which severely affects speech and language. - Thunderstroke: A Poetry Memoir Inspired by a True Story is a print and poetry memoir collection about memory, recovery and identity after trauma. - Printed Word Reviews said Ang’s work was part of a carefully curated selection at the festival. - Ted Olczak, publisher of Printed Word Reviews, said the festival is a strong venue for Ang’s work because poetry captures the full arc of his lived experience. - Debra Meyerson and Steve Zuckerman of Stroke Onward praised the audiobook for reflecting the experience of stroke survivors living with aphasia. - Terence Ang is an author, illustrator and advocate for stroke survivors who lives and creates in Singapore. - Printed Word Reviews is a monthly print and digital publication registered with the U.S. ISSN Center under ISSN 3067-011X. - Printed Word Reviews says its coverage spans fiction, memoir, historical nonfiction and poetry.

Between the lines: - The festival placement suggests Ang’s work is being framed not only as a literary release but also as an accessibility and identity story. - The AI voice-cloning angle gives the project a broader cultural hook at a moment when creative industries are debating how technology should be used. - The pairing of an audiobook and a poetry memoir helps position Ang across both performance and print audiences.

What's next: - Ang’s titles are now being introduced to a wider international audience through the festival showcase and digital promotion. - Readers can find more information and purchase his books through his official Amazon author page at Terence Ang’s Amazon author page. - Printed Word Reviews is continuing to distribute festival-related content through its website and social platforms at Printed Word Reviews.