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Poem: 59 By Emha Ainun Nadjib

59 By Emha Ainun Nadjib My God What really is the meaning of Your will By not sending down any more Not even one more Prophet For an age which needs So many more Prophets? Emha Ainun Nadjib. 99 untuk Tuhanku [99 For My God], Pustaka Bandung 1983

Music: In Flight by Efek Rumah Kaca

“…I could vanish into the ocean…”

Poem: The Rustle of the Ulla Grass By M Adil

The Rustle of the Ulla Grass By M Adil, 1935 Ulla grass, I often listen to your whistling rustle, If the soft wind swirls around you; Your heads lowered as if in homage, You bow singing of grief which cuts the heart; While shivering grips your long stems Straight and bowed declaring your praise –…

Rustle of the Ulla Grass

By M. Adil, 1935 Ulla grass, I often listen to your whistling rustle, If the soft wind swirls around you; Your heads lowered as if in homage, You bow singing of grief which cuts the heart; While shivering grips your long stems Straight and bowed declaring your praise – Completely…

Film: Jakarta Unfair, WatchDoc Films

“…many of the homes threatened with demolition have been razed…”

The Malay Tale of the Wise Parrot – The British Library

“The Hikayat Bayan Budiman, ‘Tale of the Wise Parrot’, is an old work of Malay literature, probably composed in the 15th century or earlier. It is based on a Persian original, the Tuti-nama, and is the earliest example in Malay of a framed narrative: a literary work comprising a compilation of individual stories. And like…

Puisi: Tahun Baru Di Dartmoor Oleh Sylvia Plath

Tahun Baru Di Dartmoor Oleh Sylvia Plath Ini adalah kebaruan: setiap halangan murahan Kecil yang terbungkus oleh kaca dan ganjil, Berkilauan dan berdenting dalam suara falsetto seorang santo. Cuma kamu Tidak tahu bagaimana memahami kelicinan mendadak itu, Kemiringan buta, putih, seram yang tidak teraih. Yang tidak dapat didaki dengan perkataan yang kamu tahu. Tidak dapat didaki…

Film: Shackled by Cement By WatchDoc Documentary Films

Rural women from the city of Rembang in Central Java province protest outside the President’s office over the construction of a cement factory in their district.

Early Vocabularies of Malay, The British Library Asia and Africa blog

Early Vocabularies of Malay By The British Library’s Asia and Africa blog, 3 April 2015 “Among the Malay manuscripts in the British Library which have just been digitised are a number of vocabulary lists and dictionaries in Malay, compiled by visitors to the region as aids to learning the language. The study of Malay in Europe…