Coping with Natural Disaster: Acehnese Poetic Expression
Tempo
January 18, 2005
Wo wo wo Redines Lukup Sabun ku ine.” So goes the opening line of To’et’s poem, Redines. This poem tells of a landslide at the plantation area Lukup Sabun on the mountains of Gayo, Central Aceh. It depicts the sudden outpouring of water, shattering its surrounds. Houses collapsing, yards of coffee farms instantly wiped out. Also depicted, in detail, the shock experienced by a Lukup Sabun farmer who upon his return realized what
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