Poetry Workshop Comes To Close
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - Poets from Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia are set for their recitals tonight at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in Bangi, Selangor at the closing ceremony of a poetry workshop that has been held there since yesterday.

An officer from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports remarked that local poet Mohd Zefri Arif would not be participating as an official delegate from the Sultanate.

"His participation comes purely coincidental as he is currently studying in Malaysia," he said.

Other poets include Tun Abdullah Dato Mulia from Southern Thailand, Djamal Tukimin of Singapore and Indonesia's Asep Sambodia.

Malaysia meanwhile is represented by some established poets like DatukA. Samad Said, DrAhmad Razali, Dr Siti Zainon Ismail, Imlan Abadi, Dr Ibrahim Ghafar and Marzuki Ali.

Also set to perform is a group from Indonesia called Teater UI, who will dramatise a poem, entitled The Land of Tears by the renowned Sutardji Calzoum Bachri.

Some 10 actors comprising undergraduates from various faculties of Universitas Indonesia are expected to perform.

Malaysian's Teater Rimba will present a play based on a poem called Malam Puisi Nusantara 2005.

It depicts the current socio-economy of Indonesia, where the population has been working hard towards economic recovery after a recession that hit the region in 1997:

There will also be a showcase of Indonesian arts and culture to build a rapport between the poets and theatre activists from Asean member countries. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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