Editing "DISCREAMINATION: 51 Poems & Pictures" by Ramadhan Satria Bima

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Bulan Februari lalu diminta Rini untuk mengedit buku puisi pertama Bima, anaknya. Terima kasih Rini sudah mempercayakan puisi Bima. Senang ngeditnya jadi ngulik dikit tokoh-tokoh game yang jadi referensi Bima. Tapi yang paling berkesan tentunya permainan kata Bima yang berima dalam bahasa Inggris. • Ditunggu buku kedua, ketiga, dan seterusnya 🖤 • Puisi favorit di buku ini: « Rusty Swords ». Entah kenapa mungkin karena berima dengan « words ». And indeed, words are swords. 😆 • #Repost @rinilucia Buku puisi&gambar Bima :). Dia terinspirasi nulis ini pas dengerin lagu rap yang liriknya berima. Puisinya sebenernya tentang tokoh-tokoh game yang dia mainin 😅. Gambar dari kumpulan gambar harian yg nggak nyambung sama puisinya 😸 • • Dicetak terbatas. Biar dia punya rekaman karya pas kecil aja 🤠. Yang mungkin mau mengadopsi sila DM ya :). • • Makasih banyak Om&Tante yg bantuin bikin @rezamons @pintaribisa @naninimamonto @pelangisastra ❤️ #bukuanak #childrenbook #kidspoems #bookediting #bookeditor #bookeditorslife

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[AWKWARD BEAR] Poetry/Noise Project

AWKWARD BEAR is a spoken word poetry/noise project from Paul Agusta and Stephanie Mamonto. It sounds like words, bursting at the seams and thrown from mind, memories being immortalized although has been distorted by reality, hope, misplaced feelings, and isolation.

The experimental project combines spoken word poetry and distorted sound as an effort to see how these pieces reinterpreted itself during the process to get back the real meaning of its words.

Members: Paul Agusta (mixing and composing) Stephanie Mamonto (spoken word poetry)

Here is our opening video, with the help of our friends:

P.S: AWKWARD BEAR is pretty much a statement for my poetry performance from 2016. I will not go back to the old performing ways. I will only take you further.

[PERFORMANCE] MESSIER 24 with Amukredam

MESSIER 24 - Press Release (in Indonesian)

Berawal dari obrolan ringan untuk merayakan ulang tahun bersama, beberapa di antara kami yang bernaung di bawah zodiak Sagittarius melontarkan ide untuk membuat Gig Birthday sebagai obat rindu sekaligus nostalgia dan kembali ke masa di mana tuntutan karier belum sepelik saat ini.

Kekeringan event annual yang meramaikan ibu kota tiga tahun terakhir ini tak hanya karena kesibukan pribadi saja, melainkan juga event annual dan venue yang mendukungnya satu per satu mati. Oleh karena itu, untuk mengenang kejayaan di masa lalu, kami bermaksud mengulangnya kembali di penghujung tahun ini melalui Messier 24.

Berikut line up Messier 24, yang akan dimeriahkan oleh band-band yang tentunya sudah Anda kenal, seperti:

Jirapah 
Individual Distortion 
Vague
Future Collective 

Memperkenalkan kembali:

Amukredam, yang memutuskan untuk kembali aktif dengan line-up yang tersisa.

Hara, solo project ex frontman Swimming Elephant aka Yogaswara, yang dibantu oleh Tida Wilson dari Future Collective, Deva dari Polka wars, Ade Paloh, dan Binsar dari Marsh Kids, akan melantukan single barunya setelah memutuskan bersolo karier. 
Album single mereka akan launching pada tanggal 25 December 2015 secara digital.

AWKWARD BEAR, sebuah experimental project yang menggabungkan sound dari Paul Agusta (The Polar Bear is Dying) dan puisi/spoken words dari Stephanie Mamonto. Project ini juga menjadi ajang comeback bagi Paul Agusta setelah lama meninggalkan ranah noise.

Cause 
Band Bogor yang membawa angin segar bagi dunia musik dan siap melebarkan sayap mereka lebih luas.

Fever! Soundsystem 
Spinner andalan Cafe Mondo yang kini telah pindah ke Rossi, Fatmawati.

Tentang Messier 24 
Messier 24 adalah sebuah gerakan untuk mengeksplorasi venue baru bagi para musisi untuk berekspresi. Gerakan ini lahir karena kami melihat banyaknya musisi lokal namun sedikit sekali acara bahkan tempat yang memungkinkan kami untuk melakukannya.

Captured by: Dias Isa Arasy

I performed "The Art of Natural Dy(e)ing" for the very first time with Amukredam. It was taken from my poetry that I wrote first at 2012 as part of my experiment with tanka poetry, but then expanded it into longer version at 2014/2015. You can read it here. 

You can watch the video here. 

My project with Paul Agusta, AWKWARD BEAR was cancelled to perform just one day before the d-day because Paul’s dad (Leon Agusta) passed away. Our performance were replaced by Seaside. Such an honour.

You can also read the preview by Jakarta Post and Sub-Cult. 

Watch the full performances here. All videos by Bramaditya Dimas Andika.

Thank you for all of your supports!

[OBR INDONESIA - Poetry] I Think I and Rok Mini Don't Belong in This City

My poetry, “I Think I and Rok Mini Don’t Belong in This City” was published in ONE BILLION RISING INDONESIA to support their 2016 agenda.

I wrote the poetry as a resistance of sexual harassment that women got from men in public transportation, the case we never rest.

To know more abour OBR Indonesia, click here.

[REVIEWS] My Poems Got Reviewed by Afrizal Malna

Sastra dan Pabrik Pembatalan Aku by Afrizal Malna

Published in Media Indonesia, 6th January 2013

You can read the whole story here.

Kata Dari Pikiran: Sebuah Versi Puisi Kontemporer Indonesia 

Esei Kuratorial Untuk Forum Penyair Internasional Indonesia by Afrizal Malna 

Written in March 2012

You can read the whole story here.

Puisi, Realitas Template, dan Ladang Pembatalan by Afrizal MalnaPublished in Jurnal Sajak, Nomor 3, 2012

You can read the whole story here.

Membakar Orang Pertama dalam Puisi by Afrizal Malna

Final version: 27th December 2011

It was such an honor to meet Afrizal Malna in person and got my poems noticed. He is a legendary and respectable poet in Indonesia. Always a big fan of his works.

[POETRY READING] Part of "40 Tahun Festival Teater Jakarta" at Teater Kecil Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta

Performed some of my poems at Teater Kecil Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta, 12th December 2012.
The poetry reading is part of "40 Tahun Festival Teater Jakarta" celebration, along with the exhibition, theatrical performances, also series of workshops and discussions.

Indonesia International Poetry Festival (Festival Puisi Internasional Indonesia) 2012

With the curators: Saut Situmorang and Afrizal Malna at Habib Lutfi's house

Where we were staying at Pekalongan

The banner

at International Batik Centre (IBC) where I performed my 3 poems

Me, performing my poems at FPII Poetry Festival

Photos and video courtesy of Mikael Johani, Ratri Ninditya, and Gratiagusti Chananya Rompas

Antologi Puisi: What's Poetry?

Got my three (3) poems: "Perempuan Laut dan Laki-laki Langit", "1152 km", and "Because Life is Such A Melancholy Joke" published at poetry anthology "What's Poetry?", curated by Afrizal Malna and Saut Situmorang.

The anthology consists of poems from poets of 14 countries in 3 languages (mother language of each poets, English, and Indonesia) and printed by Henk Publica Surabaya.

All poets are grouped in Forum Penyair Internasional Indonesia, where the tour of this festival was held at Magelang (March 31th-April 3rd), Pekalongan (April 3rd-6th), Malang (April 7th-9th), Surabaya (April 10th-13th).

Further informations about Festival Penyair Internasional Indonesia (Indonesia International Poetry Festival) 2012: 
Website: www.whatispoetry.net
Twitter: @ForumPenyair

Get yours and pre-order the anthology by sending email to forumpenyair@gmail.com.