Wet, cold, wind, nighttime quiet and darkthe outside makes the loneliness starkWarmth inside, heater but also long embraceNothing less lonely than the message on a lover’s face.
Poem: Jakarta from the skyline.
New York middle upper ambiance,Laptop monitors light up tables,Office staff pop in and order water in bottles with fancy labels,I can’t see the bajaj* below.++++++ bajaj – small, motorised, smoke belching, tin-can motorised trishaw used by Jakartans for cheap transport
Poem: Singapore Morning
Sandwiched between pipe-embroidered ceiling and shiny floor, I have a coffee and eggs for breakfast underground in Singapore, muzak vibrates through the air-conditioned atmos, suffocating consumption among the franchised dross. Haven from asphalt shimmered steaming heat, From steel roach road rage trumpet bleats, Muzak rattle strangely soothes the soul, Outside, reality only reality to us […]
MARXISM 2013 Conference
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MARCH, 2007 article: 2007 East Timor Presidential elections – interview with Avelino do Coelho
On April 9 East Timor will have its second Presidential elections, elections which will precede parliamentary elections soon afterwards. The East Timorese political system combines a President, who is commander-in-chief of the army and who has veto powers over legislation, with an executive cabinet, headed by a Prime Minister, elected by the parliament. In the […]
Poem: THIEF IN BALI
That brustling whoosh of the running river’s flow, the yellow and the white butterfly escape the lizard on the tree bough, statue stillness of the great green leaves, And here sit I, one of Bali’s new beauty thieves.
Socialist Party of the Netherlands: stymied in parliament because quietism outside parliament – by Max Lane
In June and July in the Netherlands, almost all polls were showing a strong surge in support for the Socialist Party (SP). The polls predicted that the SP would increase its seats from 15 to 35 in the 150-seat parliament. The SP was polling as the largest party with about 20% support, ahead of the […]
MARXISM 2013 CONFERENCE
I am pleased to be able to speak at next year’s Marxism 2013 Conference. There will also be speakers from Indonesia, the Philippines, Pakistan and Sri Lanka as well the US and elsewhere. The website for the Marxism 2013 Conference, organised by Socialist Alternative as a national/international conference in Melbourne, is nowup with information on […]
SAJAK: Merdeka berdialog
Menggali Yang terkubur Sejarah Ternyata subur Fakta Penderitaan terbuka Pakta Penindas bebas dari luka Maaf Kekuasaan yang berdosa Tidak! Kebebasan berpikir yang diperkosa Dialog Berarti duduk bersama sama rata Merdeka Berarti tak ada terlarang tabu kata
SEKARANG TERSEDIA/NOW OUT: MALAPETAKA DI INDONESIA oleh MAX LANE
SEKARANG TERSEDIA/NOW OUT: MALAPETAKA DI INDONESIA oleh MAX LANE diterbitkan oleh Djaman Baru, hubungi: djamanbaroe@gmail.com