SONG FOR SOYINKA

Soyinka,
Profound words you shared
Nourish hungry souls
You lit the candles
And radiate golden ray
To all corners
of the darkness.


(Note: This poem is dedicated to Wole Soyinka, a 1986 winner of Nobel Prize in Literature from Nigeria).





Ewith Bahar:  An award winning poet, novelist, translator and essayist from Indonesia, Ewith Bahar, has published eleven books. One of her poetry books, Sonata Borobudur, got a prestigious prize from Indonesian National Library as The Best Five Poetry Books 2019. In 2021 and 2022 consecutively, she won the third place in national poetry writing and essay writing competitions. Many of her poems have been translated into several foreign languages: English, Spanish, Indian, Serbian, Armenian, Uzbek, Nepali, French, Italian, Arabian, and Korean. Also can be found in more than 70 poetry anthologies in
Indonesia and in international publications.

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