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Sapardi Djoko Damono

(Indonesia, 1940)

Sapardi Djoko Damono was born in Solo, Central Java, on 20 March 1940, and spent his …

(Indonesia, 1957)

Afrizal Malna was born in Jakarta in 1957. He studied for a time at the Driyarkara …

Goenawan Mohamad

(Indonesia, 1941)

Goenawan Mohamad was born in Batang, Central Java, on 29 July 1941. He wrote his …

(Indonesia, 1962)

Joko Pinurbo is one of the most widely read poets in Indonesia today. Somewhat at a …

CHICKEN LITTLE IN LOVE

I’m through! I’m through! she says and resays. The years …

Staring up into the tank’s belly lit by a bare bulb hanging down off the …

You’re gonna strike the match— You’re gonna strike …

Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen

Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen is a writer, architect, graphic artist and songwriter. …

Janike Kampevold Larsen

Tone Hødnebø was born in Oslo and grew up in Tønsberg, a …

Monica Aasprong

Gunnar Wærness

The work of Monica Aasprong (b. 1969, Kristiansund, Norway) is distinguished by a …

Shuntaro Tanikawa

Shuntaro Tanikawa has been a phenomenon in Japan since the publication of his first …

Bella Li is a Melbourne poet. Born in northeastern China, she immigrated to …

Michelle Cahill

Michelle Cahill

Michelle Cahill is a Goan-Anglo-Indian writer who lives in Sydney. She writes …

Filipino-Australian writer Merlinda Bobis has published in three languages (English, …

44th Poetry International Festival Rotterdam

For the 44th time in a row, Poetry International brings you a selection of the best …

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