S.E.A. Write Award (Southeast Asian Writers Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1979) Winner
Sutardji Calzoum Bachri
スータルジ・カルゾウム・バクリ
Sutardji Calzoum Bachri
Aliases:
Tardji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-01-01 （Rengat, Riau）
- Nationality
- Indonesia
- Languages
- Malay, Indonesian
- Religion
- Sufism
Career
- Occupations
- poet
- Active Years
- 1960-
Awards & Nominations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Freeing words of their meaningsMantra-like poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- MantraIncantation-like quality
Legacy
Well-known Indonesian poet who launched a credo of 'freeing words of their meanings'. A native Malay speaker.
Quotes
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The mantra is the true use of words.
Source: Quoted
Trivia
- Nicknamed the "bottle poet" for accompanying readings of his work with bottles of alcohol.
- Once known as 'The President of Indonesian Poets'.