Claire Polders

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  • Cover of Pisani's book Indonesia etc.
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    Five Books on Indonesia

    I recently spent two months on Bali and read many books on Indonesia. Here are five books on the region I recommend.

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    Travel Writer Profile

    Travel writer Rolf Potts interviewed me about my nomadic life and the challenges of writing while on the road.

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    From Paris to Nowhere

    For 18 years, I lived with my (now) husband in a charming old artist atelier in Paris. But in the winter of 2019, we were expelled.

  • Sidle Creek
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    Sidle Creek

    Jolene McIlwain writes about cruelty without glorifying it or using it gratuitously. My full review essay appeared on CRAFT: “Beyond Binary Thinking: Writing Cruelty Without Inflicting Harm.”

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    Midway Journal: The Broken Clock

    It’s not that the clock lags by an hour or so. That would be forgivable for such an old lady. It’s that every time she looks at it, the time is different.

  • The sunset from the mountain near the Toji Cultural Foundation in Wonju
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    Artist Residency: Toji Cultural Center

    In August 2023, I was a writer in residence at the Toji Cultural Center in Wonju, South-Korea, an hour southeast by train from Seoul.

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