POETRY

Pretending Hurts — POEM 𝒃𝒚 Fiana Winata

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Fiana Winata

Fiana Winata is an Indonesian writer. She is an educationist and works as a lecturer in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra.

Noteworthy, Fiana Winata has published 65 books. Moreover, several of her anthologies have been co-authored with Global Writers and translated into English, Hindi, and Spanish. Furthermore, her single book, Tu Hi Dhuaa Mein Shaamil, To Jo Mila, Hanya Sebuah Goresan - 2020, is a bilingual Indonesian-English poetry collection. Also, her work has been published in print and online media in Indonesia and abroad. And, her writings have been featured by the Malaysian journal Doeajiwa and the Indonesian Writers Directory 2023.

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Can you look in the blurry mirror?
Even though you’ve conditioned your eyesight,
Fumbling through the long blur,
Sometimes you fall because of your gaze.