Theophilus Kwek is an accomplished young poet whose fifth and latest collection of poetry is entitled "Commonwealth", which ...

New voice in Indonesian poetry - Mon, July 18, 2016 - The Jakarta Post. A young poet that explores homosexuality through his work offers a breath of fresh air to the Indonesian literary scene.

Discovering Indonesian-Dutch connection through poetry - Mon, November 4, 2019 - The Jakarta Post Robin Block and Angelina Enny have cowritten a poetry collection about shared Dutch-Indonesian history ...

Poetry books as bestsellers, authors as self-promoters – the literary scene in Indonesia works differently. Nevertheless, many a book has secured itself a small place on the world literary map.

Secrets Need Words: Indonesian Poetry, 1966-1998 Ohio University Press, $26 (389pp) ISBN 978-0-89680-216-2 ""Indonesia's future is two-hundred million gaping mouths./ ...

Even though Indonesia is one of Australia's nearest neighbours, there isn't a lot of literary exchange between our countries. But there are pockets of activity bridging this cultural divide.

Schools especially, in my opinion, miss the target by far. Individual teachers and mediators who are committed to poetry created after 1945 are few and far between. Many are simply not brave enough.