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The book concludes with an interview conducted by Charles Henry Rowell
sprouting too numerous to ever be eradicated
in these poem-essays that swerve from memory to love letter to argument
What has emerged is a collection that makes an expansive case for listening for peace
Akin to Alluvium, Carried Away by the Tides Embroideries de bushalte tegenover de fabriekspoortRatu R. Saraswati A year after the passing of my grandfather, in 2024, I traveled back home to Jakarta from the Netherlands. At times, the Dutch scenery is enchanting.. but there is other imagery, underlying and persistent, emerging more frequently. There are pieces of us, Indonesians, everywhere I look. As if our story has been carved out in every grain of its substances. A collection of parables, the book is part self reflection and historical