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| Monday, March 22, 2010 4:58PM | | | | Indonesian Poet Laksmi Pamuntjak | Tags: laban carrick hill, solstice mfa in creative writing, laksmi pamuntjak, indonesia, poetry, international writing, ghana poetry project
| | | When the Regional English Language Office the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta invited me to Indonesia last fall, I picked up a copy of Laksmi Pamuntjak's The Jakarta Good Food Guide in anticipation of writing an article for Gourmet. When I contacted Laksmi in hopes of getting her to give me a tour of Jakarta's restaurants, I found out that she would be in the U.S. when I was in Indonesia. To add to this, Gourmet closed its doors after more than 80 years while I was on the trip, which canceled my piece for them.
Despite these disappointments, my friendship with Laksmi blossomed, and though we have never met in person, I was fortunate enough to discover what a marvelous poet... | | | | | |
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