Written in the form of a stage play script, Ara’s work managed to convey the essence of queer ecology as originally theorised by Timothy Morton. In the words of their cockroach character, “Gay penguins, lesbian squirrels, bisexual dolphins, sex-changing fishes… all sorts of things are out there. Nature doesn’t have a label for all these things.” Who could say no to a cockroach philosopher?
Author Archives: Ara Tirta
Ara Tirta is a writer based in Jakarta. Their work revolves mostly around poetry. They occasionally work as an organizer in arts and literary initiatives.