Light from Tuban Land

Light from Tuban Land

You are come from Tubewithout sound,your eyes speak Stars:soldier at gunpoint,standing among dust and massmelting in the evening, settling in the chest.I wait for you on the bed of wounds,your body is steel and mighty earth. Like Ronggolawe who praysWithout giving up life, without ceasing.Majapahit is fragile, you saybut the spirit never fades.Losing is just … Read more

[Puisi] An empty soul

[Puisi] An empty soul

A silence fellIncarnate in infinite silenceIt seems that the universe has no color anymoreAtma is lost in the frame of sin Dark shadows overwhelmed meEverything that used to shine is now goneThe sky looked dark without any lightThe conscience feels empty and constantly disappearing The mind is filled with wishful thinkingI want to say it … Read more

Yes, soon

Light from Tuban Land

YES, SOON Those dreams, fatherBeen stuck in the waiting room for so longEndless prayer tooWaiting for your approvalEven though ‘useless’ is always big “Soon,” you said, father.The cocoons become butterfliesWith a pair of wings of hope before himI’m not trying to accept itFear of crimes and re-crimes because, as you said before, fatherI’m just kind … Read more

The Conversation of the Dead and the Living

The Conversation of the Dead and the Living

at kampung kampung cemetery this morning “Good morning guys spirit“, I said, pretending to be friendly“Good morning my friend,” replied one of the graves inside “How’s the situation down there, is it safe?”“It’s not good down here, it’s crowded, what are the conditions up there?”“It’s not good here either, it’s crowded, the price of rice … Read more

quiet quiet

Light from Tuban Land

on a completely empty space population in the middle of the silence the night embraces silence, silence tells stories, silence creeps in, welcomes silence. on a quiet night the night wind carries a silent story in an empty space full of varsha rain drops wetting the recesses of the remembered soul figure that, the desire … Read more

Peep

Peep

Lina always takes a shower in the middle of the night when her body hurts after coming home from selling ketoprak in the square. He usually only came home at eleven o’clock at night, packed up his trade equipment and then started cleaning. It’s always like that. However, bad news was heard at Lina’s housing … Read more

Non-fiction: Money doesn’t always calm you down

Non-fiction: Money doesn’t always calm you down

The podcast hosts Maja Beckers and Alexander Cammann © Marzena Skubatz for ZEIT ONLINE Summer is ending and autumn is beginning with many new non-fiction books that will spark discussions. In America, Samuel Moyn has already done that: With his book Liberalism against itself The historian of ideas attacks famous classics of liberal thought after … Read more