With Michael Fischer @ Angoram Sepik River 2019 Sepik River is strong, majestic, and yet humble. We arrived in Angoram to get a sense of why the Sepik River adorns itself with the splendor of natural beauty. We drove through the Angoram township, passed the market, and down to the jetty. Angoram town was not the glory of its past, but a forgotten reminder of what used to be the busy town with a hive of activities along the big River. We stood by the Sepik River for our prized pictures. The jetty had a woman and children under it, probably washing clothes and swimming. We watched the debris and flotsam float downstream by the power of the Sepik. The jetty area was empty except for a man next to a dinghy waiting for his passengers. He threw suspicious glances at us, but did not offer to give us a tour. Then he did the most ridiculous thing. He started the engine of the dinghy and headed towards the area where there was a lot of people. Soon after a group of the...
Chronicles the stories of education, books, writing, and reading in the life of Steven Edmund Winduo, PNG writer extraordinaire, literacy advocate, social literary activist, literary scholar, & teacher. Fern Ridge is a translation of Safla Rama, where home is for SEW.