El Indio: Poet and People
A while ago I was reading old news about Dr. Cirilo F. Bautista’s speech at the 63rd Palanca Literary Awards ceremony in the Philippines. Titled “To Be a Poet in a Small Country,” his speech bemoaned...
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Asean Literary Festival 2014: Celebrating Literary Tradition
From left: Asean Literary Festival participants and organizers Jamil Maidan Flores, Saras Dewi, Okky Madasari, Damar Juniarto, Abdul Khalik, Firdaus Dahlan and Damhuri Muhammad. (JG Photo/Sylviana...
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Poetry and Self-expression: The Urgency to Loosen It Up
Low Kok Wai presents about poetry and theater during a session at the ASEAN Literary Festival on Friday, March 21, 2014. (Photo courtesy of Anisa Menur) During a poetry workshop at the ASEAN Literary...
View ArticleFolio: A Conversation About Activist, Poet Wiji Thukul’s Poetry Collection
Fajar Merah was only a toddler when her father Wiji Thukul went missing in 1998. Wiji, a prominent poet and activist, disappeared sixteen years ago this month during a turmoil that ushered the nation...
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Folio: A Place of Repose – I Am Here
Whirling dervishes in motion a th the Maltepe Stadium in Istanbul on the eve of Ramadan. The dervishes are adepts of Sufism, a mystical form of Islam that preaches tolerance and a search for...
View ArticleA Global Stage for Poetry and All That Jazz at the Singapore Writers Festival
“ T o kiss like that sage Lao Tzu/ Who loved not out of a sense of duty/ But because he was committed to/ The prospect of beauty?” The stanza from Irish Pulitzer Prize winning poet Paul Muldoon’s...
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No Hiatus for One Talented Young Indonesian Writer
Putri says the young literary scene in Indonesia may not be as loud as its musically inclined counterpart, but there is still plenty happening with active collectives. (Photo courtesy of Dwiputri...
View ArticleUzbekistan Backs Poetry Readings to Replace ‘Alien’ Valentine’s
Tashkent. Uzbekistan is urging young people to shun “alien” Valentine’s Day traditions such as sending cards, saying they should instead enjoy the love poetry of a 15th-century warrior-prince. The...
View ArticleOnline War of Words Lands Poet in Police Cus(s)tody
Jakarta. Indonesian poet Saut Situmorang was taken by three Jakarta Police officers from his Yogyakarta home to testify in a libel case, his friends said on Thursday. “I am ready to be questioned by...
View ArticleWords Gain Ground at Britain’s Summer Music Festivals
Malmesbury, England. Poetry is the latest crowd draw at Britain’s music festivals, once havens of rebellious rock but now as settled in the nation’s summer calendar as Wimbledon and Royal Ascot horse...
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