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Taufiq Ismail (born 25 June 1935) is an Indonesian poet, activist and the editor of the monthly literary magazine Horison. [1] Ismail figured prominently in Indonesian literature of the post-Sukarno period and is considered one of the pioneers of the "Generation of '66". [2]
"Padamu Jua" was written by Amir Hamzah, a Langkat-born Malay writer who studied in Dutch schools. The poem is not dated (indeed, none of Hamzah's works are) [1] Poet Laurens Koster Bohang considers "Padamu Jua" to have been written between 1933 and 1937, [2] while Dutch scholar of Indonesian literature A. Teeuw dates it to 1936/1937. [3]
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 studied at Gadjah Mada University, Cornell University and in 1963 graduated with an MA from Yale University. [1]
The Classic of Poetry, also Shijing or Shih-ching, translated variously as the Book of Songs, Book of Odes, or simply known as the Odes or Poetry (詩; Shī), is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry, comprising 305 works dating from the 11th to 7th centuries BC.
Sitok Srengenge was born Sitok Sunarto in Dorolegi, Purwodadi, Central Java, on 22 August 1965. [3] Though the villagers did not support their children attending school, and elders would chase prospective students away, they maintained a strong oral tradition that Sitok credits with influencing the sonic qualities of his poetry. [4]
(The) Alfiya of Ibn Malik (Arabic: ألفية ابن مالك) is a rhymed poetic book of Arabic grammar written by the Imam Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Malik Al-Tai Al-Jiani, Ibn Malik in the 13th century.
el-Manfaluti memorized the Quran before the age of twelve. He studied at Al-Azhar University in Cairo.He translated, and novelized plays from French.Moreover, el-Manfaluti wrote and translated several short stories.
Philipus Joko Pinurbo (11 May 1962 [1] – 27 April 2024 [2]), commonly known by the nickname Jokpin, [3] was an Indonesian poet. [4] His works were deemed innovative for their use of humour and everyday objects, as well as simple language, to touch on contemporary social issues.