Identity has its ghostly part, i.e. one’s past. It can be nightmarish, but mostly it is elusive, intriguing, upsetting. Robin Block’s poetry says poignantly about it. Being Dutch and at the same time having an Indonesian origin, (which is his persona), is a perpetual displacement. But it is also an endless encounter with the others, including “those living dead” who return, again and again, afresh, to his space. Block uses the figure of Susilo as a kind of proxy: Susilo can never be ...

BILINGUAL (English and Indonesian) Moon and Star: A Christmas Story By Robin Muller A heartwarming Christmas tale of the power of love, friendship, and miracles. The story is beautifully told with magical illustrations that are sure to charm readers of all ages. ...