Sofia Nin (b. 1990)
1. BIOGRAPHY
2. CRITICAL INTRODUCTION
3. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
4. SELECTED POEMS
Tanda Tanya [Question Mark]
Binatang Jalanan [Street Animal]
5. SELECTED VIDEOS
SELECTED POEMS
Tanda Tanya
Kita berawal dari tanda tanya
Bingkisan soal tak terjawab
Keinginan ‘tuk menerka nerka
Kepastian belum tentu terungkap
Begitu pula dengan belia
Layak aku, kamu dan dia
Langkah mencerminkan tingkah
Tingkah menyisakan markah
Kita berawal dari tanda tanya
Dan menghukum sepantasnya
Dan menuding secepatnya
Bersandarkan tanda, oh itu semestinya!
Tanpa perlu tanya, apakah sememangnya?
Kita berawal dari tanda tanya
Kita berakhir dengan tanda tanya
by Sofia Nin
created in conjunction with Bulan Bahasa 2016
Question Mark
We started from a question mark
The gifted question is not answered
The desire to guess
Certainty is not necessarily revealed
So is the youth
Worth me, you and him
The steps reflect the behaviour
How to leave marks
We started from the question mark
And judge right away
And shift the blame right away
With a sign, oh it's all right!
Without question, is it, really?
We started from the question mark
We end up with a question mark
by Sofia Nin
translated by Nur Diyanah Razali
created in conjunction with Bulan Bahasa 2016
