ON MALAYSIAN LITERATURE

Another poem from my collection FACING THE HARBOUR. I hope someone like it and translate it to another language. Hope to hear from anyone out there. The Frying PanA frying pan in the kitchenOf the house where I was bornWas my mum’s best friendAll day longThe frying panAnd something being friedThe children with appetiteWas mum’s source of delightThe...

My new book published by ITNM (Malaysian Institute of Translation). There are 48 poems originally written in Malay and translated into English by the poet. I hope it can reach out somebody out there somewhe...

The Voyage of Hang Li PoHang Li Po was the legendry Chinese princess, sent as a bride to the ruler of MelakaThe marriage was a mission to strengthen the newly founded kingdom. The beautiful Princess Hang Li PoIn the voyage to MelakaCrying in agonySo young and so tenderTo be torn from her motherLike a shoot from its rootShe’d rather dieDrowned by the...

A collection of poems entittled FACING THA HARBOUR will be out soon, published by Malaysian Institute of Translation, Kuala Lumpur.Facing the HarbourIt disturbs meEvery time I face the harbour lightsThey are the lights of our boundaryReminding us nobody can live without a nameAnd loyalty to a countryBut nobody can choose his own nameOr the country...

Pulang ke negeri abadiApabila dunia hanyalah sementaraSemua manusia adalah pengembaraApabila dunia hanya pinjamanTidak terjamin kekal berzamanApabila hidup tidak berimanSesatlah kita tanpa pedomanApabila kita di jalan pulangJaga bahtera menempuh gelombangApabila bahtera dibiar hanyutKaram tenggelam di tengah lautApabila tiada iman yang teguhIbarat...