after watching alex haley's roots
He
still wanted to be Kunta Kinte
even
after he was called Toby
again
he was tortured
and
pain was too high a price
for
him to bear
and don't we all have a price to pay.
in
order to really be ourselves.
I cannot bear to face
the truth of your pen
the pain and horror of slavery
the vengeance in...
Monday, December 30, 2013
Saturday, October 12, 2013
STANDING ON THE JETTY
I stand on the waterfront
Seeing them off one by
one
Those boats
As they sail to the river
of age
To the ocean of time
As I have said at the
jetty
Be careful my children
May you anchor on the
best land,
This is your only boat
Keep your sail afloat
Standing on the jetty
I told my children
The ocean is a challenge
MARRIAGE
-
one...
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Interpretasi
Sunday, September 01, 2013
Poet Zurinah Hassan chosen recipient of Thai award
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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian poet Zurinah Hassan has...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Thailand Honors Outstanding ASEAN Poets (27/06/2013)Share
Outstanding poets from the 10 ASEAN countries have received the “Sunthorn Phu Award,” presented for the first time by the Ministry of Culture of Thailand.The award presentation took place at the Thailand Cultural Center in Bangkok on 26 June 2013, in commemoration of the birthday of...
Thursday, August 15, 2013
A WOMAN WRITER IN MALAYSIA
- THE CHALLENGES.
continuation of part one posted on 10.8.13
(A draft of speech/paper to be delivered at: An International Conference,
The Asian
Heritage Forum: The Legacy of Women Intellectuals of Asia organized by Institute of Thai
Studies and Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn
University,...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
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Monday, August 12, 2013
Saturday, August 10, 2013
THE CHALLENGES OF BEING A WOMAN WRITER IN MALAYSIA
Zurinah Hassan,
There is an English saying (or is
it a proverb) that goes something like “ Girls should be seen and not heard”. When I was a young girl I took it as an advice
of the elderly on manners and etiquette, given in good intention of making us sweet...
