Kawitan

Ni Made Purnama Sari at SBS studio, 29th May 2015.

Source: SBS Indonesian

Writer Ni Made Purnama Sari talks about her new collection of poems entitled ‘Kawitan’ (Origins) that focuses on how we respond to our homeland when we return after absence.


Why do a number of poems in the collection explore our feelings about death?  Why is spirit of place important to these poems?  Why did Ni Made Purnama Sari chose to read her poem about eating spinach?  Ni Made Purnama Sari discusses her latest work. 


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