reading my poetry in University Of Malaysia (Paha...
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
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...
Thursday, August 8, 2013
MARRIAGE
-one woman’s opinion
Marriage is the
difficulty
Of changing routine and
priorities
That make you less
yourself
And a woman has to be
less her self
In order to be more a
woman
Marriage to a woman
Is a protection
For her who dares not live
on her own identity
It is too costly and too
risky
A Grandmother in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur...