Afrizal Malna


Afrizal Malna, is an Indonesian activist, writer of prose, poetry, and theatrical texts.
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Biography

Afrizal Malna before beginning his career into writing, studied at the Driyakara College of Philosophy. His poems are predominantly an expression of material aspects in urban existence. Taking images from daily life, Malna juxtaposes them to bring forth the noise and chaos of our existence today. He is fond of seeking connections among different objects in his poems, which he describes as "visual grammar of things". In 1995, Afrizal Malna participated in the International Poets Festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He is also a featured poet on the Poetry International Web. His poetry collection Teman-Temanku dari Atap Bahasa, published in 2008 was chosen as the best literary work of 2009 by the Indonesian news magazine Tempo. He is associated with a number of magazines, such as Horizon, Kompas Daily, News Buana, Republic, Rule of the People, Java Post, Surabaya Post, and Mind of Representatives.
Besides composing poems, Afrizal Malna has also written short stories and has published two prose books, Novel yang Malas Mengisahkan Manusia in 2003, and Lubang dari Separuh Langit in 2004. In his book entitled Journey Theatre Anthology Second Body and the Word, Afrizal Malna talks about theater. In order to discuss theater across Indonesia, Afrizal Malna has traveled to Switzerland and Hamburg.

Awards

Best Literary Work 2009 from the Indonesian news magazine Tempo for the poetry collection Teman-Temanku dari Atap Bahasa

Translations

  • Traum der Freiheit Indonesien 50 jahre nach der Unabhangigkeit
  • Frontiers of World Literature
  • Poets, Friends Around the World
  • Menagerie 3
  • Do Lado Dos Ollos Arredor da poesia, entrevistas con 79 Poetas do Mundo
  • Anxiety Myth
  • Druckmaschine Drittmensch

Performing Arts

  • Hormat dan Sampah
  • Kesibukan Mengamati Batu-Batu
  • Telur Matahari