When we want to pause for a moment and read sincerely the poems written by Yuni Pratiwi in this little book, it feels like it will wake us up.
on many things, especially on spiritual issues, social concerns that we increasingly do not want to understand or even often "forget". This kind of thing is common in big cities which are often crammed with tall buildings as a symbol of modernity. From this condition, modern humans are also born with a lifestyle that is ecstatically changing their lifestyle towards a world that is increasingly materialistic and selfish.
The poetry collection book entitled "Sajak Bintang Gum Matematika" by Yuni Pratiwi, which is currently in your hands, I believe will be a clear and cool oasis that can relieve our souls who are "thirsty" for Eastern human values (?). This collection of poetry, is like a full moon in the middle of the darkness that will lead to the blur of modern human vision. In this book, I also see that Yuni has shown her skills as a reliable writer, which is marked by slick vocabulary sheets in each sentence that convey tenderness of soul, sharpness of taste as well as strength.
his mind. These three aspects have become a powerful force in giving birth to his writings which imply his personal maturity as a human who always longs for the love of his Creator. In order to clarify this point, let us look at the excerpt from his religious poetry stanza entitled "A lif,
"Alif binds all my nerves,
Alif drowned in my silence ... "
The two lines of sentences above show the writer's expertise in forming sentences that are full of meaning, soft and poetic.