ON MALAYSIAN LITERATURE

I have written poems about women in the legends, but  I am also concerned  about the present situation. What happened to the legendry ladies is happening to many women in our time, though in different ways. Even today,  marriages are not  necessarily a matter of the heart. There are marriages of convenience, marriages for family...

AN EXTRACT FROM  MY BOOK. (page 36 to 38 ) (co published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka and International Islamic University Press, 2018. It is a book about being a writer and a woman in Malaysia) Besides poetry I also write short stories and a novel that touch on women issues. Most of them evolved around my personal experience particularly...

A JOURNEY THROUGH PROSE AND POETRY co published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka and International Islamic University Press 2018. The book was launched at Singapore National Library. This book originates from my paper entitled “Women Writers in Malaysia: The Road I Have Taken” delivered at a seminar organized by the Institute of Thai Studies, Chulalongkorn...

In Jun/July 2014 I was invited to Tokyo International Book Fair in Tokyo Japan.  My book, a collection of poetry has been translated into Japanese Language by Jamila Mohamad and Professor Narita. The collection is made up of  48 poems originally written in Bahasa Malaysia and published in literary magazines and various newspapers in their...

KALI INI KITA BERCAKAP TENTANG PANTUN KHASNYA PANDUAN ATAU TIPS MENULIS PANTUN. DAN SAYA TUMPUKAN KEPADA PANTUN 4 KERAT. Sebuah pantun yang bermutu mengemukakan sesuatu Pemikiran dan berupaya untuk menyentuh emosi. Ia merupakan jalinan yang harmonis di antara penggunaan bahasa dan  maksud yang hendak disampaikan. Secara ringkas NILAI...

STANDING ON THE JETTY is a translation of my poem Berdiri Di Pengkalan. It is about being a mother and raising up children. When the children are small they depend on you for everything. As a mother it is your responsibility to take care of them. When they are big enough they will have to go away from you. As  adults they have to start...

Thinking of You Mama Mama  if i do not come home please do not talk about my love for what we call the future is making a high demand on us I have left you mama and you have surrendered me  for we belong to time and there is no time for tears. Original (in Bahasa Melayu) Seketika Terkenang Padamu Mama Mama jika...