Afrizal Malna Explained

Birth Name:	Afrizal Malna
Birth Date:	June 7, 1957
Birth Place:	Jakarta
Nationality:	Indonesian
Citizenship:	Indonesia
Genre:	Poetry
Subject:	Indonesian Literature
Notableworks:	Teman-Temanku dari Atap Bahasa (2008)

Afrizal Malna (born 7 June 1957 in Jakarta, Indonesia), is an Indonesian activist, writer of prose, poetry, and theatrical texts.^[1]

Biography

Afrizal Malna before beginning his career into writing, studied at the Driyakara College of Philosophy. His poems are predominantly an expression of material aspects in urban existence. Taking images from daily life, Malna juxtaposes them to bring forth the noise and chaos of our existence today. He is fond of seeking connections among different objects in his poems, which he describes as "visual grammar of things". In 1995, Afrizal Malna participated in the International Poets Festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He is also a featured poet on the Poetry International Web. His poetry collection Teman-Temanku dari Atap Bahasa (My Friends from the Roof of Language), published in 2008 was chosen as the best literary work of 2009 by the Indonesian news magazine Tempo. He is associated with a number of magazines, such as Horizon, Kompas Daily, News Buana, Republic, Rule of the People, Java Post, Surabaya Post, and Mind of Representatives.^[2]

Besides composing poems, Afrizal Malna has also written short stories and has published two prose books, Novel yang Malas Mengisahkan Manusia (A Novel Reluctant to Tell of Humans) in 2003, and Lubang dari Separuh Langit (A Hole from Half the Sky) in 2004.^[3] In his book entitled Journey Theatre Anthology Second Body and the Word, Afrizal Malna talks about theater.^[4] In order to discuss theater across Indonesia, Afrizal Malna has traveled to Switzerland and Hamburg.^[5]

Awards

• Best Literary Work 2009 from the Indonesian news magazine Tempo for the poetry collection Teman-Temanku dari Atap Bahasa
• Essay Literary magazine Horison (1997)
• The Silence In Microphone, Architecture Rain (1995) received an award from the Center for Development and the Ministry of Education and Language Development Cultural Affairs in 1996
• Republika Award for essay in Senimania Republika, Republika (1994)
• Literature Book Prize by Jakarta Arts Council, (1984)
• Bronze Reel to script monologue from Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep (1981)^[6]
• Kusala Sastra Khatulistiwa Awards for Best Poetry Anthology 2013
• Best Performing Art Critic 2014 from Ministry of Culture and Education of the Indonesian Republic
• DAAD Berliner Kuenstlerprogramm des DAAD stipendium (Artist in Residence of 2014–2015)^[7]

Publications

• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Abad yang berlari . Lembaga Penerbit Altermed, Yayasan Lingkaran Merahputih . Jakarta . 1984. id . 63976414 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Mitos mitos kecemasan . de auteur . Jakarta Timur . 1985. id . 67718765 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Menengok tradisi : sebuah alternatif bagi teater modern . Dewan Kesenian Jakarta . Jakarta . 1986. id . 18685041 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Sketsa sastra Indonesia I . Sastra Kita . Jakarta . 1986 . id . 68830030 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Forum Teater Naskah Jerman : beberapa pemikiran tentang pementasan naskah Barat oleh teater Indonesia : sumber, Diskusi Forum Teater Naskah Jerman, 19-25 Juni 1988, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta . Goethe-Institut . Jakarta . 1989 . id . 21375282 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Yang berdiam dalam mikropon : kumpulan sajak . Medan Satra Indonesia . Jakarta . 1990 . id . 246412987 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Saya menyetrika pakaian : empat kumpulan sajak . Jakarta . 1993 . id . 69262986 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Arsitektur hujan. Yayasan Bentang Budaya . Yogyakarta . 1995. id . 9789798793066 . 34414637 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Biography of reading : collected poems . Jakarta . 1995. 68876886 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Tiang hitam belukar malam : 20 puisi pilihan . Diterbitkan untuk Forum Sastra Bandung oleh Rekamedia Multiprakarsa . Bandung . 1996. id . 64681453 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Selected Poems . JSTOR, October 1996, no. 62, p. 83-89 . Indonesia . 1996. 10.2307/3351393 . 3351393 . id . 0019-7289 . 478014600 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Korek api membakar almari es : kumpulan puisi Made Wianta, 1979-1995 . Yayasan Bentang Budaya . Yogyakarta . 1996. id . 9789798793127 . 35229500 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Kalung dari teman : pilihan sajak . Gramedia Widiasarana Indonesia . Jakarta . 1999. id . 9789796695478 . 45762020 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Kalung dari Teman . Grasindo . Jakarta . 1999. id . 9789796695478 . 246386115 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Sesuatu Indonesia : personifikasi pembaca yang tak bersih . Yayasan Bentang Budaya . Yogyakarta . 2000. id . 9789798793899 . 44877041 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Dalam rahim ibuku tak ada anjing . Bentang Budaya . Yogyakarta . 2002. id . 9789793062525 . 51722444 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Ayam berwarna hijau jatuh dari mulutku . Meditatif . Makassar . 2003 . id . 82149653 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Seperti sebuah novel yang malas mengisahkan manusia : kumpulan prosa . IndonesiaTera . Magelang . 2003 . id . 9789799375742 . 54373316 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Rakyat miskin kota menulis riwayatnya sendiri : 5 tahun jaringan rakyat miskin kota . Yayasan Sosial Indonesia untuk Kemanusiaan . Jakarta . 2003 . id . 66485028 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Hanafi : dive into . Studiohanafi . Jakarta . 2004 . en, id . 60796072 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Lubang dari separuh langit . Akademi Kebudayaan Yogyakarta . Yogyakarta . 2004 . en, id . 9789799834133 . 60321699 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Borobudur agitatif : seni, inter-kosmologi, Magelang . Galeri Langgeng . Magelang, Jawa Tengah . 2004 . id . 9789799750112 . 77332770 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Teman-temanku dari atap bahasa : kumpulan puisi Afrizal Malna . Lafadl Pustaka . Jogjakarta . 2008 . id . 9789799626882 . 291194911 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Ruang di bawah telinga : biografi seni rupa Made Wianta . Space under the ears : fine art biography of Made Wianta . O House Gallery . Jakarta . 2009 . en, id . 978-602-95863-0-5 . 604996182 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Wijnanda Deroo : Indonesia . De Verbeelding . Amsterdam . 2010 . 978-90-78909-13-2 . 728688525 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Perjalanan teater kedua : antologi tubuh dan kata . Indonesia Contemporary Art Network . Yogyakarta . 2010 . id . 978-602-98319-0-0 . 703617764 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Salam bekti : Nasirun . Sangkring Art Space . Yogyakarta . 2010 . id . 752229854 .
• Book: Malna, Afrizal . Pada bantal berasap . Omahsore . Jakarta . 2010 . id . 978-602-96582-1-7 . 651015144 .

Translations

• Traum der Freiheit Indonesien 50 jahre nach der Unabhangigkeit (Hendra Pasuhuk & Edith Koesoemawiria, 1995)
• Frontiers of World Literature (Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, Tokyo, 1997)
• Poets, Friends Around the World (Mitoh-Sha, Tokyo, 1997)
• Menagerie 3 (John H. McGlynn, 1997)
• Do Lado Dos Ollos Arredor da poesia, entrevistas con 79 Poetas do Mundo (Emiilio Arauxo, Edicions do cumio, 2001)
• Anxiety Myth (Andy Fuller, Lontar Foundation, 2013)
• Druckmaschine Drittmensch (Ulrike Draesner, interlinearuebersetzungen von Sophie Mahakam Anggawi, Katrin Bandel, DAAD -Berliner Kuenstlerprogramm des DAAD, 2015)

Performing Arts

• Hormat dan Sampah (1995)
• Kesibukan Mengamati Batu-Batu (1996)
• Telur Matahari (2003)

External links

• Common Language Workshop
• Thesis: KRITIK MODERNITAS: PEMBACAAN SEMIOTIKA PUISI-PUISI AFRIZAL MALNA
• with English translations of Afrizal Malna's poetry Poetry Afrizal Malna
• Poetry International's poem of the week, translated poem by Afrizal Malna, i just mopped the floor Poem of the Week

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrizal Malna. Good Reads. 30 November 2011.
2. Web site: Meet Afrizal Malna; Talk Video Art, Theatre, Literature and the Arts Politics . . 30 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111201195126/http://www.jurnalfootage.net/v2/in/artikel/36-artikel/341-bertemu-afrizal-malna-bicara-seni-video-teater-sastra-dan-politik-kesenian.html . 1 December 2011 .
3. Web site: Afrizal Malna. Poetry International Web. 30 November 2011. 12 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190212131100/http://indonesia.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=19105&x=1%2F. dead.
4. Web site: Afrizal Malna Bicara Perjalanan Teater di Unej . . 30 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426010959/http://www.antarajatim.com/lihat/berita/59526/afrizal-malna-bicara-perjalanan-teater-di-unej/ . 26 April 2012 .
5. Web site: INSTALASI KATA BERNAMA AFRIZAL MALNA. sastra dio. 30 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120115152527/http://www.ivankavalera.com/2009/07/instalasi-kata-bernama-afrizal-malna.html. 15 January 2012. dead.
6. Web site: Afrizal Malna . . 30 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111114194740/http://www.1titik.com/pendidikan/afrizal-malna-dan-tita-rubi-2-hari-di-unej.html . 14 November 2011 .
7. Web site: Gäste Malna, Afrizal. Berliner Künstlerprogramm. de.