and in the year 2009 basi zeke khaseli was a boylien concocting loops of strawberry fields forever magical mystery tour of kebayoran baru dan sekitarnya his latest solo project weekly downloads at zekekhaseli.com poet and song-destroyer better than his band or @Leonardoringo while the rest of the cityliens busy twittering their livesContinue reading “SEJARAH JAKARTA – Kanto I”
Category Archives: Poetry
sexquisite corpse
barangkali telah kuseka namamu sebuah biografi, tak pernah minta ampun lagi pada siapa pun – lihat, bu, aku tak menangis aku pengin meledak sekaligus jadi peluru sebuah biografi, tak pernah minta ampun lagi pada siapa pun depan jendela gadis mengurai rambut aku pengin meledak sekaligus jadi peluru ditarik gelisah yang sebentar-sebentar seterang guruh depan jendelaContinue reading “sexquisite corpse”
5 poems by Tishani Doshi
sometimes me and my wife do translations for money. for a lot of money ideally. these ones we did for okay money. for the indian embassy. jokpin read the translations. tishani doshi read the originals. all poems by tishani doshi. all translations by Mikael Johani and Gratiagusti Chananya Rompas. WAKTU ITU KITA PERGI KE PANTAIContinue reading “5 poems by Tishani Doshi”
Eternal siesta*
A blank sojourn in June amongst the trotters. My soul lit, prostrate within my rapture (Close the riddle of the banks, over the rain, pure), I rail against the denouncement of ecstasy and verse. One relents enervated, expiring on the boudoir Prominent on my leave to the absurd Come with a piano voicing rave unmeasured,Continue reading “Eternal siesta*”
buat liu ching-wen
su tung-p’o bunga teratai kering tak bisa lagi memayungimu dari hujan; tinggal seranting krisan bertahan melawan embun beku. kuingin kau ingat semua hal yang indah sepanjang tahun ini, terutama sekarang, saat sitrun kuning dan limau hijau menggantung di ranting. *diterjemahkan dari terjemahan bahasa inggris burton watson, dalam the columbia book of chinese poetry:Continue reading “buat liu ching-wen”
panas
twiterranny killed me i have no compunction to write beyond the roof of my mouth you were waiting for me to rip your daster off you were waiting for me to offer you a chinoiserie fan you were waiting for me to give in to your stare and i cracked open another can of beerContinue reading “panas”
Love Meal
Gimme a hand Gimme a kiss Gimme an ass Don’t be a miss Gimme extra sauce Gimme a napkin Gimme rock n roll Don’t count me in U want love to go with that ? Meet me at Wendy’s Meet me at Burger King Meet me at a mosque Allah is the King Meet meContinue reading “Love Meal”
pengumuman kematian dan tata cara penguburan
kenapa maghrib datang lebih cepat daripada langit biru keemasan kenapa rumput jarum menusuk lekat pada adzan pilu di liang lahat lihatlah adikku, karawang luas terlalu luas bagi bapak dan lubang selang di lehernya yang baru selesai membiru
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”
After Lunch
After Po Chü-i After eating lunch, I feel so 3.0. Waking later, I sip two Ventis of green tea frappuccino, then notice the Sarinah building aslant, the sun already low behind Tenabang again. Joyful people resent Twitterless days. Sad ones can’t bear the slow connection at their offices. It’s those with no joy and noContinue reading “After Lunch”
Divagyrations 