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Selamat Jalan Fierda single work   poetry   "Matahari siang hari coba menembus atap merah besi"
Composed: Wandandian, St Georges Basin area, Shoalhaven area, South Coast, New South Wales,
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Selamat Jalan Fierda
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

The metaphor of a bird is used to portray the death of an Indonesian woman pilot, and also the challenges facing the Indonesian state at that time.

Notes

  • English translation of title: Goodbye Fierda.
  • English translation of the first line: Hot afternoon sun longs to pierce the red heart of my roof of iron,

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: Indonesian
Notes:
First published in Warta Berita Aquila, an Indonesian language community newspaper, Sydney, 1993.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Horison vol. 36 no. 12 December 2002 Z1217733 2002 periodical issue 2002 pg. 8-9
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Selatan-Sur-South Ian Campbell , 2008 Z1493385 2008 selected work poetry Kumpulan puisi dalam Bahasa Indonesia oleh Ian Campbell/Poetry compilation in Indonesian by the Australian poet Ian Campbell. This collection of poems explores the notion of the 'south' from locations in Indonesia, Australia, Chile and Argentina, locations in which the poems were written. 2008 pg. 34-35
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Tak ada peringatan Ian Campbell , Fremantle : Vivid Publishing , 2013 Z1922835 2013 selected work poetry Fremantle : Vivid Publishing , 2013 pg. 5-6
    Note: Author note: 1992
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Antologi Puisi Membaca Kartini : Memaknai Emansipasi dan Kesetaran Gender Komunitas Joebawi (editor), Jakarta : 2016 10649977 2016 anthology poetry Jakarta : 2016 pg. 16-18

Works about this Work

Bahasa Muse Ian Campbell , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , October vol. 16 no. 1 2005; (p. 19-21)
Ian Campbell discusses his approach to the writing of poems in Indonesian including the influence of the different sounds and grammatical structure of the language, the inspiration from Indonesian poets, and 'the influence of the environment of current poetry writing in Indonesia itself.'
Bahasa Muse Ian Campbell , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , October vol. 16 no. 1 2005; (p. 19-21)
Ian Campbell discusses his approach to the writing of poems in Indonesian including the influence of the different sounds and grammatical structure of the language, the inspiration from Indonesian poets, and 'the influence of the environment of current poetry writing in Indonesia itself.'
Last amended 20 Jan 2017 10:19:04
Subjects:
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    Indonesia,
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    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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