INSTINCTS #20: ‘No Man is an Island’ by Ismim Putera

Time for more poetry! This is the second piece by Malaysian poet, Ismim Putera. Read his previous poem, 'Si Tenggang the Sailor' and other excellent Asian speculative poems on the INSTINCTS Poetry page. No Man Is An Island Ismim Putera I am an islandI float using the air in my balloon-like bellylegs and arms straighten... Continue Reading →

March 11, 2021 0

INSTINCTS #18: ‘Si Tenggang the Sailor’ by Ismim Putera

It's my pleasure to introduce the work of first-time Insignia Stories contributor, Ismim Putera. Please enjoy his poem, 'Si Tenggang the Sailor', inspired by a Southeast Asian folktale. Si Tenggang the Sailor Ismim Putera Si Tenggang yearns for the seawater washes his thighssalt encrusts on his facesands in his eyeshe is a weeping statuefossilised from... Continue Reading →

February 4, 2021 0

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INSTINCTS #20: ‘No Man is an Island’ by Ismim Putera

INSTINCTS #18: ‘Si Tenggang the Sailor’ by Ismim Putera

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