Famous Indonesian Poets - Famous Poets from Indonesia
The Indonesian famous poets section is an educational source of information and inspiration featuring reknown Indonesian poets. Here you will find famous Indonesian Poets of our time and times past. Please let us know if we are missing a well-known Indonesian poet and we'll add him or her.
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Anwar,
Chairil
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Chairil Anwar (born Medan, North Sumatra July 26, 1922 - died Jakarta April 28, 1949) was an Indonesian poet and member of the "1945 generation" of writers. His father, Toeloes, was the former regent of Indragiri, Riau. His parents migrated from Payakumbuh, West Sumatra. Toeloes came from Taeh Baruah and his mother Saleha from Situjuh.. Indonesian poet
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Calzoum Bachri,
Sutardji
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Sutardji Calzoum Bachri, known as Tardji, (born 1941 in Rengat, Riau) is a well-known Indonesian poet. A native Malay speaker, he successfully launched a credo of 'freeing words of their meanings'.. Indonesian Poet
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Djoko Damono,
Sapardi
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Sapardi Djoko Damono (born March 20, 1940 in Surakarta, Central Java) is an Indonesian poet known for lyrical poems. His best known works include Hujan Bulan Juni and Berjalan ke Barat di Waktu Pagi Hari (Walking to the West in the Morning). He is a professor at the University of Indonesia, teaching Literature in the Faculty of Letters, University of Indonesia.. Indonesian poet
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Sastrowardoyo,
Subagio
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Subagio Sastrowardoyo (1 February 1924 - 18 July 1995) was an Indonesian poet, short-story writer, essayist and literary critic. Born in Madiun, East Java, the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), he was educated at Gadjah Mada University, Cornell University and Yale University. For many years, he was a director of Balai Pustaka, a publishing firm in Indonesia, as well as a senior lecturer at Salisbury College of Advanced Education and Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia. In the summer of 1984, he was a guest instructor at Ohio University, teaching Indonesian.. Indonesian poet short-story writer essayist and literary critic
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