What is it about male aloneness that makes it so desirable while female aloneness is seen as less so? What is it about male aloneness that is often seen as a heroic and poetic choice, while female aloneness is generally seen to have come from a lack of options? I am My Own Home is a documentation of what it means to be a 30-something Indonesian woman who lives alone, along with the contentment and loneliness that goes with it. Through wandering, literature, and pop culture, the essays ...

"This is a very tumultuous journey of self-discovery, and I worry that once I finally arrive at the doorstep of myself, I will knock—and the door will open to reveal an empty house." In the Hands of a Mischievous God is an intimate portrait of a young artist and her earliest memories. This stunning collection is written with frank, disarming honesty, and ranges from reflections on the rooms in her childhood home to her views on the concept of love. Each essay follows the red strings of ...

"Hidup adalah maju bergerak, selalu, selalu maju bergerak gembira berjuang dari tingkat yang satu ke tingkat yang lain". Lagu Pemacu Ombak merekam renungan S. Takdir Alisjahbana antara tahun 1936-1974 dalam bentuk lirik sajak. "To live is to step forward, alwasys moving forward, gladly struggling from one stage to another". This, and other fruits of S. Takdir Alisjahbana's meditations from 1936-1974 are presented in the from of verses. ...

Released on the hundredth-day anniversary of the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York, this anthology contains poems, short stories and essays by seventeen Indonesian writers who visited or lived in New York. ...

A girl is born every hour. Goodbye, says the mother. Who are you? asks the father. Every hour, a new curse is unleashed upon the world. *** Once upon a time, in a near yet far-off place, a child sprung into being. Her misadventures, mysterious and absurd, are recounted here as poems. Accompanied by black-and-white illustrations from award-winning artist Nadiyah Rizki S, Medusae is a reincarnation of the myths, legends, and folklore passed down over the past three centuries—from ...

Adat di tanah ini keyakinan kita. Kau harus memegang dan menjaganya agar keturunan kita kelak tahu asal-usul dan jati diri mereka sendiri. Menanam Warisan adalah kumpulan cerita pendek tentang pergolakan manusia ketika berhadapan dengan faktisitas-faktisitas dunia. Cinta, agama, mitos, adat, politik, dan lingkungan sosial menjadi tema pokok kisah-kisah dalam buku ini. "Cerita selalu menyoal `apa yang diceritakan` dan `bagaimana menceritakannya`—entah dia sadari atau tidak. Rosyid, dalam ...

Kumpulan puisi karya Amir Hamzah yang terus menerus di cetak ulang karena selalu terjual, membuktikan bahwa karya-karya sastrawan kawakan ini masih tetap di gemari dan dikagumi sampai saat ini. A collection of poems enjoyable to read, these titles have often been reprinted. It is one of the best literary works by the Indonesian famous man of letters. ...

Have I told you that America is made up of people of every kind? Pernahkah kukatakan kepadamu bahwa Amerika terdiri atas berbagai macam orang? ...

Merupakan potret dari masa masyarakat yang berbeda. Hasil didikan S. Takdir Alisjahbana yang di kumpulkan dari karya berbagai sastrawan. Puisi Lama and Puisi Baru are pair of anthologies, each portraying a different epoch in Indonesian literature. Selected by S. Takdir Alisjahbana from works of Indonesia poets. ...

Merupakan potret dari masa masyarakat yang berbeda. Hasil didikan S. Takdir Alisjahbana yang di kumpulkan dari karya berbagai sastrawan. Puisi Lama and Puisi Baru are pair of anthologies, each portraying a different epoch in Indonesian literature. Selected by S. Takdir Alisjahbana from works of Indonesia poets. ...

The rebirth of a dream is an endless miracle. It will always be the center of the sparkling stars. It will always be the beginning of a journey. Although the clouds cover the night sky, the light of your heart will shine like the sun, as all the crystals of life... illuminate everyone... ...

Inner peace comes from realizing who you truly are: not the seeker, but the treasure. J.C. Dawn ...

Buah pikiran Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana tentang pertumbuhan serta peran seni dan sastera dalam dinamika zaman yang cepat berubah dan penuh pergolakan. Dilengkapi hasil polemik Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana dengan ahli sastera Indonesia berkebangsaan Belanda Prof. A. Teuw serta pengarang-pengarang lainnya. A collection of essays on artand literature reflecting Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana's deep concern in culture. Seni dan Sastera. ...

Kumpulan puisi begitu menyentuh hati pembaca. Emosi di pancarkan cerminan jiwa penulisnya, yang ketika itu sedang dirundung duka mendalam. This touching poetry reflects the spirit of its writer which was at is lowest ebb. ...

The Book of Questions is a playbook for all ...

"Poets, Stay true because your words are not going to heal until you do." “The subtlety of Ayu’s words sometimes play a trick on her readers. Smooth and unassuming, but suddenly the warmth of her poetry will embrace you without a warning. The beauty of Tigress lies on how Ayu meticulously crafted her lines word by word with a touch of emotional force. It’s personal but visible and accessible, like a garden at your front yard. Don’t let her gentleness deceive you into thinking that her ...

The more than one hundred poems in this book trace the development of Indonesia’s longest-reigning poet, from before the revolution through the turbulent 1960s and finally to his current residence abroad. ...

Everyone has been hurt. Everyone, at some point in their life, wants the person who hurt them to disappear from the face of the earth, or at least, doesn`t want to know them anymore. This is a book of broken heart poetry. About people who have been hurt. About regret knowing the wrong person. About the raw emotions of anger and disappointment. About wanting to let go of the past. But of all the feelings of resentment that arise, there is only one feeling that matters the most: “You never ...