Verse anthologies have collected and captured various aspects of life in Singapore, from the 1970s onwards, including a few anthologies under the ASEAN series for the literature of Southeast Asia. For example, the coffeetable book "Singapore: Places, Poems, Paintings" (1993, edited by Koh Buck Song) featured poems, paintings and reminiscences about 30 significant places ranging from Chinatown to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, and had an exhibition at the National Museum along with paintings from the book. "From Boys To Men: A Literary Anthology Of National Service In Singapore" (2002, edited by Koh Buck Song and Umej Bhatia) examined the meaning of military duty. "Reflecting On The Merlion" (2009, edited by Edwin Thumboo and Yeow Kai Chai) brought together about 40 poems about the national tourism symbol. The most authoritative anthology to date is, arguably, "Writing Singapore: An Historical Anthology Of Singapore Literature" (2009) edited by Angelia Poon, Philip Holden and Shirley Geok-lin Lim, and published by NUS Press.