Walking westward in the morning

Sapardi Djoko Damono

Original title: Walking Westward in the Morning

Translated by John H. McGlynn earliest edition we have, 1990 Lontar Foundation in collaboration with SOAS, 1990 259 pages

This collection of poems by seven of Indonesia's leading poets was published in conjunction with the 1990 South Bank Festival of Indonesia. Containing poems by seven of Indonesia's leading poets, this book is a true reflection of the myriad mix of cultures that forms Indonesia. What binds the writers and their poems together is the writers' willingness to deal with, not distance themselves from, problems affecting no...

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John H. McGlynn 1 printing we hold · 1990 · Lontar Foundation in collaboration with SOAS

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