This collection of poems invites readers to experience moments of quiet, solitude, love, anger, and longing. The book offers meaningful takeaway inspiration and motivation for navigating daily life. … [Read more...]
Collection
The Colours of Mothers
August 19, 2026 by
From the shy little boy whose mother’s flair used to make him blush, to the little girl who found traces of her identity in her mother’s poignant letters, and even to the youngster who withstood years of abuse from her mother—these stories take you from the dusty village of Segue in Mali to Shiraz, … [Read more...]
Dalam Rahim Ibuku Tak Ada Anjing
May 12, 2026 by
Words are the most slippery, decrepit, and absurd institutions of communication. Language is perhaps the most problematic of all human creations. The world of referents—residing in our memories or social labels (stereotypes)—is like a snake lurking, ready to pounce on every text. A text created by … [Read more...]
Trivia Kampung Sawah
March 17, 2026 by
IRZI localizes the urban landscape and its gestures within poetry through a somewhat different articulation—if poetry has long been merely textual. Rooted in orality, IRZI’s poetic practice possesses a rhetorical movement that is problematic in relation to its ethnographic character: moving from … [Read more...]
