Bibsy Soenharjo: A Woman of Heart and Soul
June 13, 2017
When Bibsy Soenharjo launched Heart and Soul-A Kaleidoscope of Poetry and One Short Story in 2007-published by the MPH Group Publishing Sdn Bhd-at the Kinokuniya bookstore in Jakarta, young poet Anya Rompas turned teary-eyed. Anya had just got it on the chin a few weeks back with her poet husband, Mikail Johani, for being Indonesians who write in English. Mikail said he felt he had gotten validation from Bibsy, who not only wrote in English, he
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