World's poets to perform here

World's poets to perform here

JAKARTA (JP): An international poetry reading is slated to
start tomorrow to Oct. 22 at the Graha Bakti Budaya, Taman Ismail
Marzuki in Central Jakarta.

The five-day poetry reading, part of the second Istiqlal
Festical, will see dozens of noted poets from 18 foreign
countries, including Indonesia. The event will become the
biggest poetry reading which ever been held in Indonesia.

Among the foreigner participants are Ahmed Al Bara Al Amin of
Saudi Arabia, Mas Osman of Brunei Darrussalam, Akhalaq Mohammad
Khan of India, Ayesha Abdullah Scott of England, Abdul Razak
Abdul Wahid of Irak, Mohammad Eltohamy Sayed Ahmad of Egypt,
Iftikhar Arif of Pakistan, Ghassan Kholil Zaktan of Palestine,
Mohamed Latief Mohamed and Suratman Markasan of Singapore, Khalid
Mohyidin Al-Barada'i of Syria, Ataol Behramoglu of Turkey,
Abdullah Mohammed Radwan of Jordan, Samad Said, Azis bin Deraman,
Kemala, Muhammad Haji Saleh, Siti Zainon Ismail, Rizi and Zaiton
Jamain of Malaysia.

Indonesia alone will feature 25 poets, including Mustofa
Bisri, Abdul Hadi WM, Acep Zamzam Noor, Agus Sardjono, Ahmadun
Yosi Herfanda, BY Tan, Zawawi Imron, Goenawan Mohammad, Gus TF,
Hamid Jabbar, Husni Jamaluddin, Ikranagara, Leon Agusta, Rayani
Sriwidodo, Rendra, Sapardi Djoko Damono, Sitok Srengenge, Slamet
Sukirnanto, Sutardji Calzoum Bachri, Taufik Ismail, Toety Heraty
and Warih Wisatsana.

The poetry reading is combined with seminar on Islamic poem
and publication of poetry anthology of world Moslem poets. The
anthology will be published in English, Arab and Indonesian
languages. (29)