Grinning Fireflies, A Book of Poems to heal the Broken Hearted!

Grinning Fireflies, A Book of Poems to heal the Broken Hearted. Picture: allsysmedia.com

"The Fireflies Band is one of the thousands of poetry titles that were ever written by Wisnu Pamungkas in the period between the 90s and 2021. His collection of poems on fireflies was published by Allsysmedia, one of the cool publishers that has ever won 2 records from the Indonesian Museum of World Records (MURI) at the same time for their book titled 100 Anak Tambang Indonesia.

 

Book of Poetry for Therapy for the Heartbroken

According to the publisher, this book is specially dedicated to readers who are heartbroken by love. So for my fellow heartbroken friends, this book is suitable for you, because it can be a therapy for your broken heart hehehe. 😂 If you don't believe it, try it yourself...

Turning to the poems in this anthology, Wisnu actually almost never stopped writing. Even for a particular keyword or topic for 25 years! One of them is the manuscripts of firefly poems in this book.

One of the readers of the Seringai Kunang-kunang book showcased the eBook version of this book when it was launched on November 1, 2022 at Learnotel, Bogor. 

According to the publisher's website that published this book, Allsysmedia, the Seringai Kunang-kunang or SKK book (not Semester Credit System, hehehe 😂) is published in two versions at the same time, namely the print version of Seringai Kunang-kunang and the ebook version of Seringai Kunang-kunang.

For the print version, readers can purchase it directly at the official publisher's store, allsyshop.com, or their official store on Shopee and Tokopedia.

Appearance of one of the pages of the Seringai Kunang-kunang eBook. Source photo allsyshop.com

 

The Seringai Kunang-kunang book is praised by readers both inside and outside the country

This book has not only been enjoyed by literary figures in our beloved Indonesia, but has also spread to other countries, one of which is our neighbor Malaysia. Even the prologue for this book was written by a Malaysian writer, the recipient of the 2017 SEA Write Award, Mr. Abizai, known for his captivating poems.

 

In his writing, Abizai says that reading the book of collected poems "Seringai Kunang-kunang" by Wisnu Pamungkas, the reader is taken on a journey to the depths of the beauty of language.

 

Not only is this book praised by writers from that country, but also by senior Malaysian journalists such as James Ritchie, known for his book "Buku Bruno Manser", as well as the editor of Suara Sarawak, Radin Azhar Ahmad, and ethnic Malaysian novel writer Jaya Ramba, among others.

 

Within the country itself, this book has received responses and praise from various professions, including Indonesian Anthropologist R. Yando Zakaria, HRW researcher Andreas Harsono, film director and producer Arfan Sabran, Lampung poet Isbedi Setiawan Zs, ITB Tuban rector Ufi Ulfiah M.PP, NGO activists, and others.

 

If you're curious as to why this book is being discussed by so many figures both within and outside the country, please read more at the following link.

 

Where can you get the "Seringai Kunang-kunang" book? For those who want to collect the print edition of this cool book, please visit the online store allsyshop.com. For those who want to buy the ebook version of "Seringai Kunang-kunang" book, please click the following link.