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Rearview Mirror Chronicles
Keith Hockton, FRAS, is a publisher, podcaster, writer and author based in Penang, Malaysia. He is South East Asian Editor for International Living, a lifestyle based magazine. He lectures internationally on history and Malaysia and is passionate about making history fun and accessible to all. Keith is a Fellow of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
His published books include:
• Atlas of Australian Dive Sites - Travellers Edition (Harper Collins Australia, 2003).
• Penang - An inside guide to its historic homes, buildings, monuments and parks (MPH Publishing, 2012; 2nd Edition 2014; 3rd Edition 2017).
• Festivals of Malaysia (Trafalgar Publishing, 2015).
• The Habitat Penang Hill: a pocket history (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)
• Alana and the Secret Life of Trees at Night (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)
• Penang Then & Now: A Century of Change in Pictures (Entrepot Publishing, 2019; 2nd Edition 2021)
• Bersama Lima - Five Together (Entrepot Publishing, 2022)
Rearview Mirror Chronicles
Verses of Resilience - 8 Inspirational Masterpieces
Keith has a cold this week (cue the sad violins) and couldn’t finish the research for the podcast he really wanted to do. So instead, he's decided to take us on a thrilling poetic ride—because why not, right?
Join us as he dives into eight of the most powerful and timeless poems ever written. We’re talking about the defiant resilience of Invictus, the life-changing crossroads in The Road Not Taken, and the unshakable confidence of Still I Rise. You'll also get some soul-soothing wisdom from Desiderata, feel the fiery urgency of Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night, witness the fearless charge in The Charge of the Light Brigade, and reflect on the fall of empires in Ozymandias. It’s like a rollercoaster of human emotion and struggle—minus the motion sickness. Tune in and get inspired!