A Man Bathing & Other Poems
The Lontar Foundation
The poetry of Hanna Fransisca is heavily-laden with Chinese cultural metaphors. The pleasures of eating and cooking might be shadowed by violence and sacrifice, or even eroticism and sadism. We hear multiple voices in Fransisca’s poetry: those of both the minority Chinese and all the women who struggle against the confines of patriarchy.
Hanna Fransisca (Author)
Hanna Fransisca was born in Singakawang, West Kalimantan. Now living in Jakarta, she is active in various socio-cultural activities that present the richness of Chinese-Indonesian culture. She has written several collections of short stories and poetry. She has also been named Outstanding Writer by Tempo magazine in 2010 for her collection Konde Penyair Han.
