“In one corner, a Balinese is weighing chili and rice on his scale A Bugis man is selling new and second-hand clothes In poorly lit alleys, laughter and seductive voices drown out one another Business looks good, life never asks for less, it is never wild enough.” — Translated from “Di Pasar … [Read more...]
Alumni of Iowa’s famous international writers program hold Manila reunion
May 23, 2017 by
To this day, American literature remains a huge part of the Philippine education system. The Silliman University National Writers Workshop—the most prestigious and oldest of its kind in Asia—was patterned after the Iowa Writers Workshop by Edith and Edilberto Tiempo. With this looming influence, … [Read more...]
Editorial: 15 March 2010
May 21, 2017 by
In our last issue we welcomed the new USA domain to PIW. This issue marks the launch of an exciting new PIW Indonesia domain, edited by Hasif Amini, and we’re also presenting new poetry from Australia. In his excellent ‘Brief Introduction to Indonesian Poetry’, Hasif Amini highlights how young … [Read more...]
Indonesia on the Global Literary Stage
May 14, 2017 by
What does it mean to be a guest of honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair? John McGlynn talks about the Lontar Foundation’s role in bringing Indonesian literature to the world and his own path from puppet maker to translator. How did you first become interested in Indonesia? What drew you to the … [Read more...]
Five Minutes With… Pam Allen
May 14, 2017 by
Our new interview series Five Minutes With… sees us speaking to those in the writing and publishing industry – authors, journalists, editors, biographers, translators – to discover what compelled them to pick up the pen and work with words, and the hurdles they’ve overcome along the way. This week … [Read more...]