Those Who First Cried Freedom: An Essay-Poem Series

Name: Those Who First Cried Freedom: An Essay-Poem Series
Rating: 5 (4 reviews)

Denny JA

Jun 2026 · Cerah Budaya International, LLC

4 reviews

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About this ebook

Essay-poetry offers a distinctive way to enter history. It is not only poetry, because it carries facts; nor is it only fact, because it revives the feelings that accompanied each event through the added dimension of fiction.

It gives us the chance not merely to read history, but to feel it.

This book re-documents the stories of fifteen figures in Indonesia’s struggle for awakening and independence: the inner weather of their time, from the founding of Budi Oetomo and Sarekat Dagang Islam, to the dilemma of R.A. Kartini, the pioneer of women’s emancipation, who in the end consented to become the fourth wife of a regent.

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4 reviews

Shaverell

October 25, 2026

a beutiful book, love it! using essay poem the depicts the events of indonesian war for independence, the war, the atrocities, the struggle of indonesian to achieve those independence, beautifully described in the book delivered by emotional text of essay poem from the author 👍

Mono Chrome

October 25, 2026

really love your book, 10/10 would recommend to my friends! this book have a deep meaning in every essay poem about untold struggle in war especially the last part

Black Joker

October 25, 2026

Magnificent! mixing history with essay poem is a great way to make those who read feel like experiencing the event itself!

About the author

Denny Januar Ali widely known as Denny JA is an Indonesian author, poet, and cultural innovator whose work has reshaped the landscape of contemporary literature in Southeast Asia.

He is best recognized as the founder of the ground-breaking genre Essay-Poetry (Puisi Esai), a hybrid literary form that interweaves poetic imagination with narrative journalism, social commentary, and philosophical depth.

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Denny Januar Ali widely known as Denny JA is an Indonesian author, poet, and cultural innovator whose work has reshaped the landscape of contemporary literature in Southeast Asia. He is best recognized as the founder of the ground-breaking genre Essay-Poetry (Puisi Esai), a hybrid literary form ...

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