Agus R. Sarjono

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Agus R. Sarjono is an Indonesian poet and author. He was born in Bandung, July, 27, 1962. He graduated from Department of Indonesian Literature of IKIP Bandung (1988) and finished his postgraduate program in Universitas Indonesia at the faculty of literature and cultural studies (2002).

He writes poems, short stories, essays, critics, and drama, which were published in many foremost publications in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and several journals in Germany, French, The Netherland, England, and the U.S. His poems included in more than 20 anthologies.

He participated the “Asean Writers Conference” in Manila (1995); “Istiqlal Interna¬tional Poetry Reading”, Jakarta (1995), “Ipoh Arts Festival III”, Negeri Perak, Malaysia (1998); “The Netherlands-Indonesian Poetry Night”, Erasmus Huis, Jakarta (1998); “Festival de Winternachten”, Den Haag (1999 and 2005); “Poetry on the Road”, Bremen (2001); and “Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin” (2001). He has also recited poems and discussion in several universities and art centers in Germany, French, The Netherland, Finland, Egypt, Thailand, Malaysia, and Brunei Darussalam.

His collection of poems are: Kenduri Airmata (Tears Feast, 1994, 1996); Suatu Cerita dari Negeri Angin (A Story from the Country of the Wind, 2001, 2003); A Story from the Country of the Wind (english edition, 2001). His German edition poetry book was published in Berlin in 2002 by the title Frische Knochen aus Banyuwangi (translated by Berthold Damshäuser and Inge Dumpél).

He also published his essays: Bahasa dan Bonafiditas Hantu (Language and The Bonafidity of Ghosts, 2001), and Sastra dalam Empat Orba (Literature in The Four Stages of New Order Regime, 2001). His plays is Atas Nama Cinta (In the Name of Love, 2004). He edits several books i.e: Saini KM: Puisi dan Beberapa Masalahnya/Poetry and Some of its Problematics (1993); Catatan Seni/Notes on Arts (1996); Kapita Selekta Teater /Capita Selecta Theater (1996); Pembebasan Budaya-budaya Kita /The Liberation of Our Cultures (1999); Horison Sastra Indonesia 1-4/ The Horizon of Indonesian Literature 1-4 (2002), Horison Esai Indonesia 1-2 /The Horizon of Indonesian Essays 1-2 (2004); and Teater tanpa Masa Silam / Theatre without previous times (2005).

In his daily life, Agus R. Sarjono works as a lecturer in the Theatre Department of STSI Bandung, an editor of literary magazine, Horison, and the Program Director of The Jakarta Arts Council for the period of 2002 – 2006. On February – October 2001, he was a writer-in-residence at the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), Leiden, courtesy of Poets of All Nation Foundation, The Netherlands. On December 2002 – March 2003 he stayed in Langenbroich, Germany, as a guest writer of The Böll-Haus foundation.

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Kenduri Airmata (Tears Feast, 1994, 1996);
Suatu Cerita dari Negeri Angin (A Story from the Country of the Wind, 2001, 2003);
A Story from the Country of the Wind (english edition, 2001).
Frische Knochen aus Banyuwangi (translated by Berthold Damshäuser and Inge Dumpél, 2003).
Diterbangkan Kata-kata (Flying by Words, 2005);

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Bahasa dan Bonafiditas Hantu (Language and The Bonafidity of Ghosts, 2001);
Sastra dalam Empat Orba (Literature in The Four Stages of New Order Regime, 2001).