MIGRANT WORKER
POETRY
COMPETITION 2023
Shortlisted Poets - 2017
Menik Sri Bandar / Meikhan Sri Bandar
Menik is from Batang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia. She is known as a vocalist, especially in Dangdut Music Arrangements. In early 2003, she came to Singapore as a Migrant Worker. But art is still flowing in her blood. She longs for the world of voices, singing songs, spurring to participate whenever there is a chances, participating and winning in Karaoke contests held in Singapore.
She wrote a short story titled Disaat Cinta Berbunga, "When Love is Flowering," that was selected for publication in the anthology CSR ''Cinta Sejuta Rasa." She was chosen as a finalist in the Migrant Poetry Competition 2016
Her Motto is: Menjadi diri sendiri, berani mencoba, tidak takut gagal, tetap Semangat.!
"Be myself, Dare to try, and be not afraid to fail, Keep the Spirit!"
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From Bahasa Indonesia by Azahar Ahmad Nizar
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From Tagalog and Visayas by Shane Carreon and Shivaji Das
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From Mandarin by Yolanda Yu
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From Bengali by Anindita Dasgupta and Shivaji Das
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From Tamil by Sabrina Dawson, Geetha Abhaykumar and Gopika Jadeja
The Migrant Worker Poetry Contest Organizing Committee comprises of a group of volunteers: Shivaji Das, Yu Jing Mak, Deepu Nair, Luka Cheung, Hilda Teo, Eena Khalil, Yolanda Yu, Dylan DeSouza and Abhineet Kaul.