Hitunglah Kebaikan Yang Pernah Kau Berikan,
wahai teman-teman sepermainanku
Hitunglah kebaikan yang pernah kamu berikan, wahai teman-teman sepermainanku.
Nujuma
dari penasehatku – yang bilang niat itu tak terlalu penting
untuk semua yang telah diniatkan – cukup untuk menjelaskan gagasan
tentang sebuah niat. Toponimi, hatinya berkedip-kedip bimbang menentukan pilihan,
di wilayah abu-abu, seperti notasi dari patung effigy di kuncinada G terbuka.
Apakah ini kelemahan kritik autobiografi?
Setelah satu dasawarsa merantau, tahun-tahun beliaku muncul dalam pandangan
bentanganlaut. Hati bisa berubah.
Santai saja, wahai teman-teman sepermainanku, dan jelaskan dengan cahaya
syarat-syarat kesempurnaan. Dalam pengucapan yang sama akan terlihat
keanekaragaman aset. Kita sama sekali tidak
menyerupai orang-orang suci yang pernah menjadi harapan kita.
Patung effigy: dalam konteks politik bisa berarti semacam boneka yang dibuat cepat-cepat untuk mewakili
seorang tokoh yang tidak disukai dan lalu boneka itu dibakar.
Pony Up Your Beatitudes, My Homeboys
Pony up your beatitudes, my homeboys. Auguries
of my mentors – for whom intention isn’t necessary
for all intentional – suffice for or elucidate the idea of
intending. The toponymy of flickering hearts in
swing states is a tablature of effigy in open G tuning.
Are these foibles of autobiographical criticism?
After a decade away, a return to the seascape of
my formative years swells. Hearts can change.
Slow down, my homeboys, and explicate with light
the conditions of completeness. In these same
utterances the diversification of assets. We don’t
look a thing like the saints we set out to be.
About Jeremy Balius
Jeremy Balius is an artist and writer living in Fremantle WA. A chapbook of artwork in the
This is Visual Poetry series was published in Florida USA in 2012. His art was recently included in
The Dark Would: anthology of language art (Apple Pie Editions, UK; 2013).
Balius' recent poetry publications include
wherein? he asks of memory (Knives Forks and Spoons Press, UK; 2012) and the free-to-download, English/German bilingual chapbook
halation assembly kit/der lichthof bausatz (co-translated with Marcus Roloff, self-published; 2012).
Through the assistance of residencies at the Katherine Susannah Prichard Writers Centre and the Fellowship of Australian Writers (WA), Jeremy has been writing a debut novel about German immigration to Australia. He looks after Black Rider Press and sings in Oh White Mare.
You can see more of his work on Instagram: @blkrdr
Website:http://www.blackriderpress.com/Further reading:
About Dorothea Rosa Herliany
Born in Magelang, October 20, 1963. She has published over 20 titles, including
schenk mir alles, was die Männer nicht besitzen. doch schenk mir nicht das Himmelreich / Beri Aku Semua Yang Dibutuhkan Lelaki, tapi Bukan Surga (Indonesian German bilingual, multimedia, CD ROOM, (Germany (2009). Her book
Kill the Radio was republished in the UK (Arc Publications, London, 2007). She had received numerous awards as the best author from Jakarta Art Council (2000) and The Indonesian Language Center (2003). Also awards from the Ministry of Culture Art and Tourism of Republic Indonesia (2004) and The Khatulistiwa Literary Award (2006). In 2009 she received a fellowship from the Heinrich Boll Foundation, and stayed in Germany for 4 months. Also been residency to Australia several times in 2000 and 2002. She is now managing house books “Dunia Tera” in the village around Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
Lahir di Magelang, 20 Oktober 1963, sudah menerbitkan 20 judul buku lebih, termasuk
schenk mir alles, was die Männer nicht besitzen. doch schenk mir nicht das Himmelreich / Beri Aku Semua Yang Dibutuhkan Lelaki, tapi Bukan Surga (dwi bahasa Indonesia-Jerman, multi media, CD ROOM, Jerman (2009). Buku puisinya,
Kill the Radio diterbitkan ulang di Inggris (Arc Publication, 2007). Ia pernah menerima sejumlah penghargaan sebagai pengarang terbaik, di antaranya dari Dewan Kesenian Kesenian Jakarta (2000) dan Pusat Bahasa (2003). Juga, penghargan seni dari Kementrian Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata RI (2004) dan peraih Khatulistiwa Literary Award (2006). Pada tahun 2009 ia menerima recidency fellowship dari Heinrich Boll Foundation, dan tinggal di Jerman selama 4 bulan. Pernah. Juga pernah residensi ke Australia (2000 dan 2002). Pekerjaannya sehari-hari selain menulis adalah mengelola Rumah Buku DUNIATERA, di Wanurejo, wilayah Borobudur, Magelang.
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