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People 7 years ago

Musician Ari Malibu dies

Ari Malibu, a folk musician known as a member of AriReda that sang poems as songs, passed away in Jakarta on Thursday.

City 7 years ago

Police question men who accused Sukmawati of blasphemy

The people who reported Sukmawati Soekarnoputri, the daughter of the country's first president Sukarno, told the Jakarta Police during questioning that the use of the words sharia, full-face veil and adzan in the latter’s controversial poem were blasphemous against Islam.

Art & Culture 8 years ago

'Perempuan perempuan Chairil' shines light on Indonesia's literary charm

Love may be romanticized, but Indonesian poet Chairil Anwar once defined it as "Cinta adalah bahaya yang lekas jadi pudar" (Love is a danger that would only soon fade).

Entertainment 8 years ago

Ebiet G. Ade to present ‘poetry music’ in September

Legendary Indonesian musician Ebiet G. Ade is set to hold a concert titled Pagelaran Musik Puisi Ebiet G. Ade – Renungan Cinta untuk Indonesia Damai on Sept. 6 at Teater Jakarta in Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Central Jakarta.

People 9 years ago

Gratiagusti Chananya Rompas describes life's irony through fireworks

Written by the co-founder of the BungaMatahari (BuMa) poetry community Gratiagusti Chananya “Anya” Rompas and published in 2016, Kota ini Kembang Api (This City is Fireworks) is said to be a poetry book that represents the irony of light and darkness in life.

National 9 years ago

Four days of poetry in Gorontalo to promote tolerance

A group of young people took the stage, one played a flute, the other a guitar and another recited a poem to the music. It was the opening act of a four day event called Tadarus Puisi (Study in Poetry) in the yard of the Riden Baruadi Gallery in Gorontalo, starting on Monday.