Starting in 1927, Anak Krakatau ('Child of Krakatoa') emerged in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia, through submarine eruptions building a new island. This followed the 1883 cataclysm and symbolized volcanic rebirth near the original site between Java and Sumatra.

The rebirth narrative influenced Indonesian and global literature on cycles of destruction and creation, paralleling postcolonial themes of renewal in poetry.