Dorothea Rosa Herliany

(Magelang, Central Java, 1963). Graduated from the Faculty of lndonesian Language and Literature of the Sanata Dharma university in Yogyakarta. She writes poetry, short stories, essays, notes on performances and art criticism. She has participated in the meeting of ASEAN literature in the Philippines (1990), the Festival Indië/Indonesië in The Hague, Holland(1995) and was a writer in residence in Australia (2000). She has publisbed a number of collections of poetry, including : Nyanyian Gaduh (1987), Matahari yang Mengalir (1990), Kepompong Sunyi (1993), Nikah Ilalang (1995), Blencong (1995), Karikatur dan Sepotong Cinta (1996), Mimpi Gugur Daun Zaitun (1999), Perempuan yang Menunggu (2000) Kill the Radio, Sebuah Radio Kumatikan (2001).