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Written by Nurel Javissyarqi Translated by Agus B. Harianto III The name of Sutardji Calzoum Bachri is familiar in Indonesian literature for his Poetry Credo. Below I quote some part of it: “Kata-kata harus bebas dari penjajahan pengertian, dari beban idea. Kata-kata harus bebas menentukan dirinya sendiri.
TRANSLATED BY RICHARD HOWARD (FROM IMAGE, MUSIC, TEXT, 1977) In his story Sarrasine Balzac, describing a castrato disguised as a woman, writes the following sentence: ‘This was woman herself, with her sudden fears, her irrational whims, her instinctive worries, her impetuous boldness, her fussings, and her delicious sensibility.’ Who is speaking thus? Is it the […]
Written by Nurel Javissyarqi Translated by Agus B. Harianto II Before I wrote a little further, allowed me to confide about what I felt for this moment. Actually I’m not old enough and science to interpret it. But to answer the Tardji’s essay and the interpreting of the poets I’ve ever read about Asy Syu’ara, […]
Written by Nurel Javissyarqi Translated by Agus B. Harianto I This paper is a response to the essay of Sutardji Calzoum Bachri entitled Sajak dan Pertanggungjawaban Penyair; his cultural oration at the Pekan Presiden Penyair, published by Republika, September, 9, 2007. In the writing, Tardji stated that text of Sumpah Pemuda is poetry, which is […]
