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Virginia Helzainka
Writer
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Born Jakarta, currently resides in Singaraja
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Virginia Helzainka is a Co-Founder of Unspoken – Bali Poetry Slam, an initiative that conducts workshops and poetry slams every 2-3 months throughout the year. This endeavor collaborates closely with Bali’s local art, theater, and youth communities. In 2017, she authored the poetry collection Cocktail, Waves & Archer, published under Mahima Institute Indonesia. An active participant in the queer movement, Virginia is also associated with the Queer Language Club. Notably, she presented Speak The Unspoken – a Queer Poetry Reading during the ASEAN Sogie Caucus in 2021.
Book(s)
Cocktail, Waves & Archer
Poetry Collection
70 page(s), Mahima Institute Indonesia
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