A
student of the Department of English Language and Literature (BSI), Faculty of
Adab and Humanities (FAH) UIN Alauddin, Aimanul Hakim won third place in the
Poetry Competition at the University Level.
The class of 2020 student won this award
from an activity held by the Department of Student Association (HMJ), Physics,
Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) UIN Alauddin.The poem’s theme is
"Jokes in the Free Land". According to Aimanul, this literary work is
a satire against a country that is increasingly discriminating against the
poor. the voices of students who are increasingly silenced by threats
Meanwhile, he added, it is the small people
who are increasingly discriminated against while the newcomers are respected
like kings explained the reason for making poetry by choosing this topic
because he saw the current state of the country, which was getting more and
more apprehensive.
"This poem is a form of insult from us
as children of the nation to the leaders above so that justice and jokes in
this country are immediately ended. Poetry is the best way to voice opinions,
and because I am a student majoring in literature, I can hereby voice my
aspirations as a student in a different way. in general, through literature, I
believe and believe that our voices and writings will be remembered, and
hopefully, through these works we can inspire more people out there that the
way to speak out is not always by going out on the street but by writing we can
also find horizons of our thinking
" he said." This extraordinary
experience was my first time participating in a poetry writing competition, and
thank God for the results I got were beyond my expectations. I hope that every
activity like this can be published more on social media at UIN Alauddin,"
he hoped.
and inspire more students to take part in
activities that can grow our love for competition, competing is not only a
matter of winning but more about the value and experience that we will get
through the container,
thank you, hopefully, we students can continue to foster innovation and solutions to the problems of this country.
By Jumharia Jamereng
