"He and the Tree"

Celebrated young Indonesian poet Norman Erikson Pasaribu talks about his involvement in three different sessions of the Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF).

Norman Erikson Pasaribu, nomor tiga dari kanan dalam sesi ‘Writers Across Borders’ di MWF - ACMI 1 Sep 2017. Source: SBS Indonesian

What was special about being involved in Wrice (Writers Immersion and Cultural Exchange) at the 2017 Melbourne Writers Festival? Why is the simplicity of Normans poems like Ia dan Pohon so deceptive? Norman Erikson Pasaribu invites breadth in understanding.