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A review by terhangus
The Blindfolded Queen: a collection of poems by Goenawan Mohamad
5.0
honestly i focused more on the indonesian poems (so that five-star rating is more on the actual poems than the translation) but wow goddamn it was amazing. i'm... so glad i finally got to pick it up and read it. his constant imagery with ruang dan waktu (space and time) gets me!!!! so much!!! and the stars, also. A+
but of course, regarding the translation: some of it doesn't really do it justice, but amalia (ed.: marji suandra)'s translations tho!!!! espc for 'gandari'!!!!! it was so good i'm gonna cry!!! lend me your translating skills
favorites include: di beranda ini angin tak kedengaran lagi, afterword, potret taman untuk allen ginsberg*, waktu adalah mesin hitung, lanskap, perempuan yang dirajam menjelang malam, zagreb, di pasar loak, perempuan itu menggerus garam, sirkus, bintang pagi, di sebuah juni, oedipus, nuh, pernah, firman ke-12, taman, februari, di elsinore, gandari, di mercu suar, & tentang maut.
* !!! THIS POEM WAS DRIPPING IN SARCASTIC VENOM FOR RACIST WHITE PPL IM SO MAD THAT THE TRANSLATION DOESN'T DO IT JUSTICE
but of course, regarding the translation: some of it doesn't really do it justice, but amalia (ed.: marji suandra)'s translations tho!!!! espc for 'gandari'!!!!! it was so good i'm gonna cry!!! lend me your translating skills
favorites include: di beranda ini angin tak kedengaran lagi, afterword, potret taman untuk allen ginsberg*, waktu adalah mesin hitung, lanskap, perempuan yang dirajam menjelang malam, zagreb, di pasar loak, perempuan itu menggerus garam, sirkus, bintang pagi, di sebuah juni, oedipus, nuh, pernah, firman ke-12, taman, februari, di elsinore, gandari, di mercu suar, & tentang maut.
* !!! THIS POEM WAS DRIPPING IN SARCASTIC VENOM FOR RACIST WHITE PPL IM SO MAD THAT THE TRANSLATION DOESN'T DO IT JUSTICE