List of Indonesian language poets
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This is a list of poet
s who wrote or write much of their poetry in the Indonesian language
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Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
s who wrote or write much of their poetry in the Indonesian language
Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
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- Acep Zamzam Noor
- Ahmadun Yosi HerfandaAhmadun Yosi HerfandaAhmadun Yosi Herfanda , is an Indonesian journalist and poet. His name is also written as Ahmadun YH, Ahmadun Y. Herfanda, Ahmadun Herfanda, or AYH . Ahmadun's poetry focuses on social and religious themes and is informed by Sufism...
(1958) sufism poetry - Afrizal MalnaAfrizal MalnaAfrizal Malna, born in Jakarta, Indonesia on June 7, 1957, is an Indonesian activist, writer of prose, poetry, and theatrical texts.-Biography:...
- Agus R. SarjonoAgus R. SarjonoAgus R. Sarjono is an Indonesian poet and author. In 1988, he graduated from Department of Indonesian Literature of IKIP Bandung, and then finished his postgraduate program in Universitas Indonesia at the faculty of literature and cultural studies in 2002.He writes poems, short stories, essays,...
(1962) - Ajip Rossidhy (1938)
- Amir Hamzah (1911–1946)
- Aoh Kartahadimadja
- Asrul SaniAsrul SaniAsrul Sani was born in Rao, Pasaman, West Sumatra on June 10th, 1926 and died on January 11 2004. He was a prominent Indonesian film producer and reporter. In 1946, along with Chairil Anwar and Rivai Apin, he founded "gelanggang seniman". He was editor of magazines such as Pujangga Baru, Gema,...
(1926) - Beni R Budiman
- Beni Setia
- Binhad Nurrohmat
- Chairil AnwarChairil AnwarChairil Anwar was an Indonesian poet and member of the "1945 generation" of writers. He is estimated to have written 96 works, including 70 individual poems....
(1922-1949) - Darmonto (1942)
- Dorothea Rosa Herliany
- Djamil SuhermanDjamil SuhermanDjamil Soeherman , is an Indonesian journalist and poet. His name is also written as Djamil Soeherman, Jamil Suherman, or DS . Djamil's poetry focuses on social and religious themes and was mostly influenced by his traditional Islamic boarding school background...
(1924–1985) - Eka BudiantaEka BudiantaChristophorus Apolinaris Eka Budianta Martoredjo, also known as C. A. Eka Budianta, more commonly known as Eka Budianta is an Indonesian poet. He was born into a Catholic family and was the second child of nine. His father was a farmer and his mother worked as an elementary school teacher...
(1956) - Goenawan Mohammad (1942)
- Hamzah FansuriHamzah FansuriHamzah Fansuri was a famous Sumatran Sufi writer, the first known to pen mystical panentheistic ideas in the Malay language. He wrote both prose and poetry, and worked at the court of the Aceh Sultanate....
- Hasan Aspahani
- HB JassinHB JassinHans Bague Jassin , better known as HB Jassin, was an Indonesian literary critic, documentarian, and professor. Born in Gorontalo to a bibliophilic petroleum company employee, Jassin began reading while still in elementary school, later writing published reviews before finishing high school...
- J.E. Tatengkeng
- Joko Pinurbo
- Jose Rizal Manua
- Kusprihyanto Namma
- Linus Suryadi AGLinus Suryadi AGLinus Suryadi Agustinus, commonly known Linus Suryadi AG or Linus Suryadi AGN was born in Trimulyo, Sleman on the 3 March 1951 and died in Yogyakarta on 30 July 1999 at the age of 48....
(1951-1999) - Medy Loekito
- Mohammad Akbar Djuhana
- Muhammad YaminMuhammad YaminMuhammad Yamin was born in Talawi, Sawahlunto, in the heartland of the Minangkabau on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. He was the son of Oesman Gelar Baginda Khatib the Penghulu of Indrapura...
(1903–1962) - Nirwan Dewanto
- Rayani Sriwidodo
- Rustam Effendi (1903–1979)
- Remy Silado
- Rivai Apin (1927)
- Sam Haidy
- Sapardi Djoko DamonoSapardi Djoko DamonoSapardi Djoko Damono is an Indonesian poet known for lyrical poems, and who is widely regarded as the pioneer of lyrical poetry in Indonesia.Sapardi began writing poetry while still in high school in Surakarta...
(1940) - Sanusi Pané (1905–1968)
- Siti Nuraini
- Sitor SitumorangSitor SitumorangSitor Situmorang is an Indonesian poet, essayist and writer of short stories. Situmorang was born in Harianboho, Sumatra, and educated in Jakarta...
(1924) - Saut Situmorang
- Saut Sitompul
- Cecep Syamsul HariCecep Syamsul HariCecep Syamsul Hari is an Indonesian poet. He is the editor of Horison Monthly literary magazine. Besides poems, he has published selected essays, critics, short-stories, a fictocriticism novel, and some translation-works. His works had been translated into English, German, Korea, Bengali,...
- Samiati Alisjahbana
- Subagio SastrowardoyoSubagio SastrowardoyoSubagio Sastrowardoyo was an Indonesian poet, short-story writer, essayist and literary critic. Born in Madiun, East Java, the Dutch East Indies , he was educated at Gadjah Mada University, Cornell University and Yale University...
(1924) - Sutan Takdir AlisjabahnaSutan Takdir AlisjahbanaSutan Takdir Alisjahbana , was born in Natal, North Sumatra. His family came from Minangkabau who migration in 19th century. He was a founder and editor of Pujangga Baru. He became one of Indonesian literature's guiding lights in its formative years, particularly in the time around independence...
(1908–1986) - Sutardji Calzoum BachriSutardji Calzoum BachriSutardji Calzoum Bachri, known as Tardji, is a well-known Indonesian poet. A native Malay speaker, he successfully launched a credo of 'freeing words of their meanings'....
(1940) - Taufik IsmailTaufik IsmailTaufiq Ismail is an Indonesian poet and author, devout Muslim, and a committed activist. Ismail figured prominently in Indonesian literature of the post-Sukarno period and is considered one of the pioneers of the "Generation of '66". He completed his education at the University of Indonesia. Before...
(1937) - Toto Sudarto Bachtiar
- Toeti HeratyToeti Heraty-Biography:Toeti Heraty was born in Bandung, West Java on November 27, 1933. Following her family tradition, she pursued medicine at the University of Indonesia from 1951 until 1955. Then she took an advanced degree in psychology in 1962 and wrote her thesis on Simone de Beauvoir...
(1942) - Udo Z. KarziUdo Z. KarziUdo Z. Karzi is an Indonesian writer. He graduated from Department of Government Science Faculty of Social Sciences and Political Science University of Lampung ....
- Usmar IsmailUsmar IsmailUsmar Ismail was a prominent Indonesian film director. He was a Minangkabau descent. He was widely regarded as the native Indonesian pioneer of the Cinema of Indonesia although films made by the Dutch dated back to around 1926....
(1921-1971) - Utuy Tatang SontaniUtuy Tatang SontaniUtuy Tatang Sontani was an Indonesian writer. He was born in Cianjur, Java. In 1938 he attend an adult school in Bandung, and then became a civil servant. After the independence of Indonesia in 1945, he successively worked for National Broadcasting Station and Books Compilation & Translation Bureau...
- Wahyu Prasetya
- Widji ThukulWidji ThukulWidji Thukul is an Indonesian poet born in 1963. His work is political, often critical of the Indonesian government and the social conditions of the country. He has been missing since 1998.-Life:...
- W.S. Rendra (1935–2009)