minor poet

why copy the masters becuz the night becuz the princess of peacocks got syphilis off a french boulangerie patisserien ‘masa ini ann demeleumeester ?’ ‘no way fuck you mister !’ becuz i got nuthin to say apart from a thin description of a pack of everest and a fascimile of Gedong Lami define : cut//copy

sastra kesaksian atau romantika semata?

esei damhuri muhammad di kompas minggu (2/8/09), yang berjudul ‘romantika pasca-enam lima’, meminjam istilah pengarangnya sendiri adalah tulisan yang tidak ‘akan berdiri sebagai peristiwa yang mandiri’. kita perlu memperhitungkan ‘fakta-fakta’ di luar ‘esei’ ini. membaca esei ini saya jadi sadar, damhuri memang hidup di masa ‘pasca-65’ tapi mungkin bukan tahun 2009. begitu takutnya dia denganContinue reading “sastra kesaksian atau romantika semata?”

express yourself, water babe

I entertain the thought of not being able to see my water babe grow big enough to swim across the arctic waters So does my wife In her ladybug bikini How will the red of the ladybugs’ wings run in the cold black water ? I say, thank you Clovique, for fast-forwarding my life toContinue reading “express yourself, water babe”

Tante Sophie

around the same time i decided to publish The Book, i bought a new vespa too. and by ‘bought a new vespa’ i meant buying a vespa that is new. 2007 issue. but the newness is not the point. what is the point. off all this shit. the shit is the relationship i had withContinue reading “Tante Sophie”

kritisisme anyar

dialog sing asale soko blog favoritku iki (tulisan nang ngisor iki luwih iso dinikmati nang kono): anggoro gunawan: ing basa jawa, tembung kriya (kata kerja) iku ora kaya basa inggris sing nduwèni wektu. tembung turu, mbok saiki, wingi, sesuk, utawa kapan waè tetep “turu.” beda karo sleep, slept, sleep. wong jawa mataraman sing akrab karoContinue reading “kritisisme anyar”