- 115: SPACE
with A Sometimes
114: NO THEME 13
with J Toledo & C Tse
113: INVISIBLE WALLS
with A Walker & D Disney
112: TREAT
with T Dearborn
111: BABY
with S Deo & L Ferney
110: POP!
with Z Frost & B Jessen
109: NO THEME 12
with C Maling & N Rhook
108: DEDICATION
with L Patterson & L Garcia-Dolnik
107: LIMINAL
with B Li
106: OPEN
with C Lowe & J Langdon
105: NO THEME 11
with E Grills & E Stewart
104: KIN
with E Shiosaki
103: AMBLE
with E Gomez and S Gory
102: GAME
with R Green and J Maxwell
101: NO THEME 10
with J Kinsella and J Leanne
100: BROWNFACE
with W S Dunn
99: SINGAPORE
with J Ip and A Pang
97 & 98: PROPAGANDA
with M Breeze and S Groth
96: NO THEME IX
with M Gill and J Thayil
95: EARTH
with M Takolander
94: BAYT
with Z Hashem Beck
93: PEACH
with L Van, G Mouratidis, L Toong
92: NO THEME VIII
with C Gaskin
91: MONSTER
with N Curnow
90: AFRICAN DIASPORA
with S Umar
89: DOMESTIC
with N Harkin
88: TRANSQUEER
with S Barnes and Q Eades
87: DIFFICULT
with O Schwartz & H Isemonger
86: NO THEME VII
with L Gorton
85: PHILIPPINES
with Mookie L and S Lua
84: SUBURBIA
with L Brown and N O'Reilly
83: MATHEMATICS
with F Hile
82: LAND
with J Stuart and J Gibian
81: NEW CARIBBEAN
with V Lucien
80: NO THEME VI
with J Beveridge
57.1: EKPHRASTIC
with C Atherton and P Hetherington
57: CONFESSION
with K Glastonbury
56: EXPLODE
with D Disney
55.1: DALIT / INDIGENOUS
with M Chakraborty and K MacCarter
55: FUTURE MACHINES
with Bella Li
54: NO THEME V
with F Wright and O Sakr
53.0: THE END
with P Brown
52.0: TOIL
with C Jenkins
51.1: UMAMI
with L Davies and Lifted Brow
51.0: TRANSTASMAN
with B Cassidy
50.0: NO THEME IV
with J Tranter
49.1: A BRITISH / IRISH
with M Hall and S Seita
49.0: OBSOLETE
with T Ryan
48.1: CANADA
with K MacCarter and S Rhodes
48.0: CONSTRAINT
with C Wakeling
47.0: COLLABORATION
with L Armand and H Lambert
46.1: MELBOURNE
with M Farrell
46.0: NO THEME III
with F Plunkett
45.0: SILENCE
with J Owen
44.0: GONDWANALAND
with D Motion
43.1: PUMPKIN
with K MacCarter
43.0: MASQUE
with A Vickery
42.0: NO THEME II
with G Ryan
41.1: RATBAGGERY
with D Hose
41.0: TRANSPACIFIC
with J Rowe and M Nardone
40.1: INDONESIA
with K MacCarter
40.0: INTERLOCUTOR
with L Hart
39.1: GIBBERBIRD
with S Gory
39.0: JACKPOT!
with S Wagan Watson
38.0: SYDNEY
with A Lorange
37.1: NEBRASKA
with S Whalen
37.0: NO THEME!
with A Wearne
36.0: ELECTRONICA
with J Jones
John H. McGlynn
INDONESIA Editorial
0$). So why Indonesia? How did I come to get in touch with Sapardi Djoko Damono in the first place, let alone McGlynn, Cole and Herliany? During the time I was learning the rigging of ropes and jibs that intertwine …
Posted in ESSAYS
Tagged David Brooks, Deborah Cole, Dorothea Rosa Herliany, John H. McGlynn, Kent MacCarter, Luna Vidya, R F Brissenden, Sapardi Djoko Damono
Editorial Introduction: Crossing Bloodlines
The poems in this collection trace the overlapping cycles of the human journey from birth to death across the space/time habitat we measure in footfalls and poetic metre.
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Tagged Deborah Cole, Dorothea Rosa Herliany, John H. McGlynn, Kent MacCarter, translation
Editorial Pengantar: Menyebrang Garis Keturunan
Read this introduction in English Puisi-puisi dalam kumpulan ini merunut siklus-siklus perjalanan manusia yang bertumpang-tindih sejak kelahiran sampai kematian, melintasi ruang dan waktu yang kita hitung dengan derap kaki dan ukuran puitika. Berkelana di dalam lingkup keluarga dan masyarakat, perjalanan …
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Tagged Deborah Cole, Dorothea Rosa Herliany, John H. McGlynn, Kent MacCarter, translation
Writing | Menulis
Writing I plane planks of letters to build a fortress in your heart a place constructed entirely of words of utter and stolid conviction here you will not tire of counting the days because unless you start all traces will …
Posted in 53: INDONESIA
Tagged John H. McGlynn, Taufik Ikram Jamil
Red Pools in Beutong Ateuh | Kolam Merah di Beutong Ateuh
Red Pools in Beutong Ateuh1 people come and express their greetings people shake hands people walk with gloom on their faces people hold rifles, cocked and ready people don’t hear the Quranic recitation people forget to announce the call to …
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Tagged D. Kemalawati, Debra H. Yatim, John H. McGlynn
Mythology | Mitologi
Mythology As a child he like looking at himself in the mirror in his mother’s room. “That’s you,” his mother said as she released a bird inside him. The bird was beautiful, with clear pupils and a rose colored beak. …
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Tagged Gus tf, John H. McGlynn
Patiwangi: Renunciation | Patiwangi
Patiwangi: Renunciation1 this is my new land a spring guarantees its existence fish embark on new love affairs branches bearing budding leaves fashion a burial ceremony I can smell all kinds of flowers and ritual offerings curse the feet I …
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Tagged John H. McGlynn, Oka Rusmini
Mei | Mei
Mei Jakarta, 1998 To the fire, Mei, I offered your beautiful body. You went to take a bath that evening. You bathed in fire. Fire loves you, Mei, so very much. Fire laps at your body even its most hidden …
Posted in 53: INDONESIA
Tagged John H. McGlynn, Joko Pinurbo
A Poet Once More | Menjadi Penyair Lagi
A Poet Once More I found strands of your hair, Melva, in Karang Setra On the smooth ceramic floor. I always think of you When I see ads for soap, shampoo, and toothpaste Or dangdut singers on the tv. Now, …
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Tagged Acep Zamzam Noor, John H. McGlynn
Rats | Tikus-tikus
Rats Rats stop me in my path The rats now hoisting a flag and looking cynically my way The rats embracing a flagpole legs planted stiffly on the garbage bin The flag, of indeterminate colors flutters in the night Which …
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Tagged John H. McGlynn, Johnnie Waromi
