Acep Zamzam Noor

(1960, Tasikmalaya, Indonesia) grew up in a traditional religious environment and attended a so called 'pesantren' school (Islamic boardingschool). From 1980 to 1987 he attended an artschool where he learned to paint. He received a scholarship from the Italian government, which enabled him to study at the Universita Italiana per Stranieri, Perugia (1991-1993). His poems have been published in magazines and anthologies in Indonesia and Malaysia.
WIN 2004