Galeria VZ

                                                                                  O sei mai fali nudar buat seluk ida,                                             nune'e monge sira hateten,                                            maibe o  lakohi atu hat...

Beloved… Look up to the sky That sky of tonight is gloomy No stars… no moon Only darkness wraps the heart That trembles of longing for you so much Do you also feel it? Beloved… The seat beside me is empty As it waits for your shadow to fill in Together, we would face the coldness of the night’s wind We would be talking again About all those unfinished feelings We would be witnessing again How the tremor of this longing had shaken us We would be unifying the tremble of our hearts   Into a most solid and tightest embrace We would be sharing the magnificence together for tonight In a sweetest kiss ever You and me, together we would be wrapping our souls with this warmth You and me, together we would be looking up to this night’s gloomy sky But… How can all this happen if you do not come along? Beloved… The sky of tonight is gloomy So does my heart. VZ, Lospalos, January 3 rd , 2017. Obra ne'e tradusaun versaun Ing...

It was a bright Tuesday in Dili on February 14 this year. That Tuesday has been one of the year’s special days because of the Valentine Day name entitled to it and in Dili this day of celebration has been a familiar celebrated day but it has more meaning to the young people as ‘ Loron Domin ’ in Tetum Language* or ‘The Day of Love’.  To the world, Valentine Day is identical with love gifts, chocolate and flowers as well as in Dili though the celebration is identical with young Timorese dating and hanging around the parks around Dili. There are some social events organized to celebrate the day through artificial or fresh flowers sharing to people at the street, catholic schools celebrating the day with a collective mass prayers while the telecommunications providers in Dili providing free calls, the internet, and SMS promo for Valentines to attract consumers. At some part of the city, there may be some social organizations held charity events. D...

Upon being notified of selection as participant in ASEAN-Japan-Timor-Leste residency program and ASEAN Literary Festival 2016,   I was so excited but at the same I   also questioned myself on how I would participate in this event for the   first time.   I asked my Timorese poet and writer friends if they had attended such events but none of them had except for the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. I   soon came to know that I was the first Timorese to attend this program event. Therefore, I was encouraged by my fellow Timorese poet and young aspiring writer friends to do well at this event, in order to return with something valuable to share   about creative writing which now was starting to emerge in Dili, Timor-Leste.    ASEAN-Japan-Timor-Leste Residency Program (April 29 – May 4 th , 2016) My trip to Jakarta went well and I was glad to be there again for the second time since my last visit in 2013. Overall, curiosity abou...