Sutardji Calzoum Bachri

(Rengat, Indonesia, 1941) is a poet and editor. In the early seventies Bachri shook the Indonesian literary world by publishing poems in which the words - according to his own creed - were freed from their original meaning and the appearance and aura of the words became important. This has made him one of the leading figures in the modern Indonesian literary world. Bachri has performed in places such as the Netherlands, Iraq and Colombia an has been awarded many literary prizes. Alongside poems and articles he also writes essays and short stories.
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