"Morphology of Desire" gives a generous introduction to the full
range of writing by the internationally acclaimed Indonesian poet,
Dorothea Rosa Herliany, from the 1980s to the present day. Through
a distinctive mix of striking imagery and boldness of voice, the
poet sets out to destroy many of the common assumptions about
everyday life and human relationships. As a woman and a poet, she
is doubly an outsider. Her blatant departure, in form as well as
content, from the accepted conventions of society (which
intensifies through the progression of her work) is remarkable, not
only in its personal and political ramifications, but in its
emotional and imaginative tenor, as well.
The British poet, Linda France, has praised "the energy and
violence (which) run through Dorothea Rosa Herliany's work like a
ruptured vein, fragile and vulnerable, but necessary for survival.
Underneath this troubled surface, there is so much tenderness and
openness ..." The Australian poet, Judith Rodriguez, has suggested:
"Herliany's poetry presents texts of exceptional difficulty and
exceptional interest. Her work is highly colored, morbid, even
shocking, and significant for its metaphorical tours de force and
paradoxical glories of unwilling illuminations." Morphology of
Desire is a book that will speak to readers who are interested in
Indonesia, women's writing, and in poetry in general.
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