Toeti Heraty

Toeti Heraty (Toeti Heraty Noerhadi-Roosseno) is an Indonesian poet.

Biography

Toeti Heraty was born in Bandung, West Java on November 27, 1933. Following her family tradition, she pursued medicine at the University of Indonesia (UI) from 1951 until 1955. Then she took an advanced degree in psychology in 1962 and wrote her thesis on Simone de Beauvoir. At Leiden University, Netherlands she took her degree in Philosophy and produced a dissertation on "The I/Ego in Culture" or "Aku Dalam Budaya". Heraty completed her doctorate in philosophy at the University of Indonesia in 1979 with a thesis on "The Self and Culture".

Despite her studies in hard sciences, she found her inclination towards arts and literature. Besides being a poet, she is a philosopher, a art historian and a human rights activist.^[1] She first began to write as a college student and since 1966 has been a frequent contributor to Indonesia's leading cultural and literary journals. She has since then occupied herself actively in the academic world. She taught in the Faculty of Psychology at Padjadjaran University. She co-founded (along with Soerjanto Poespowardojo) the Department of Philosophy of the Faculty of Arts at [UI] and served as a lecturer. She also remained the chairperson of both the Department of Philosophy and the post-graduate program for Philosophy Studies. Heraty also served as dean of the Lembaga Pendidikan Kesenian, Jakarta Institute of the Arts, and as acting professor at the Faculty of Arts at UI in 1994.^[2]

She released her first major collection of poems, "Sajak-Sajak 33" (Poems at 33) in 1974, including "Dua Wanita" (Two Women), "Siklus" (Cycle) and "Geneva Bulan Juli" (Geneva in July). She released her second volume of collected poems, "Mimpi dan Pretensi" (Dreams and Pretenses) in 1982. She has also edited a volume of Dutch and Indonesian poetry, and a collection of poetry by women.^[3] Her most recent poem, "Calon Arang: the Story of A Woman Victimized by Patriarchy", a book-length lyric, provides critical insights into the standard perception of Indonesia's great archetypal figure, Calon Arang. The poem presents a three-dimensional picture of a woman who stands against the repressive, patriarchal society, but unfortunately is perceived as a legendary witch.^[4]

Heraty's poetry reflects not just her feminist stance, but also her love for arts. Her house in Menteng, Jakarta, is a gallery of famous paintings by Affandi, S. Sudjojono, Srihadi Soedarsono among many others. She also headed the Yayasan Mitra Budaya Indonesia, (YMBI, Foundation for Lovers of Indonesian Culture) in 1998. She is the founder of "Jurnal Perempuan", which is a feminist magazine that raises issues concerning women. Heraty offers her services to a non-government organization, Suara Ibu Peduli, that works for the empowerment of women.

Publications

• Heraty, Toeti (1974) (in Indonesian). Sajak-sajak 33. Jakarta: Budaja Djaja. OCLC 2891785. 
• McGlynn, John H. (1979) (in English and Indonesian). Seserpih pinang sepucuk sirih : bunga rampai puisi wanita [A taste of betel and lime : an antology of poetry by women]. Jakarta: Pustaka Jaya. OCLC 219920699. 
• Heraty, Toeti (1981). Poetry International : Toeti Heraty Noerhadi. Jakarta: Rotterdamse Kunststichting. OCLC 66703103. 
• Heraty, Toeti (1982) (in Indonesian). Mimpi & pretensi. Jakarta: Balai Pustaka. OCLC 10111240. 
• Heraty, Toeti (1982) (in Indonesian). Semalam dengan penyair wanita. Jakarta: Taman Ismail Marzuki. OCLC 21870176. 
• Marzuki, Yazir (1982). Borobudur. Jakarta: Djambatan. OCLC 10112746. 
• Heraty et al, Toeti (1983) (in Indonesian). Kreativitas : kumpulan 12 makalah serta diskusi Simposium Kreativitas yang diadakan oleh Akademi Jakarta dari tanggal 29-31 Oktober 1980 untuk memperingati ulangtahunnya yang ke 10. Jakarta: Akademi Jakarta : Dian Rakyat. OCLC 10760861. 
• Heraty et al, Toeti (1983) (in Indonesian). Women's self concept : facts and fears in transition. Yogyakarta: The fourth Indonesian-Dutch History Conference Publication. OCLC 24883623. 
• Heraty, Toeti (1984) (in Indonesian and Dutch). Aku dalam budaya : suatu telaah filsafat mengenai hubungan subyek-obyek. Jakarta: Pustaka Jaya. OCLC 12667941. 
• Teeuw, A. (1986) (in Indonesian and Dutch). Manifestasi puisi Indonesia-Belanda / Indonesia-Nederland poezie manifestatie/ samenstelling. Jakarta: Penerbit Sinar Harapan. OCLC 20751882. 
• Teeuw, A. (1986) (in Indonesian and Dutch). Manifestasi puisi Indonesia-Belanda / Indonesia-Nederland poezie manifestatie/ samenstelling. Jakarta: Penerbit Sinar Harapan. OCLC 20751882. 
• Heraty, Toeti (1990) (in Indonesian). Dinamika wanita Indonesia. Jakarta: Pusat Pengembangan Sumberdaya Wanita. OCLC 27430424. 
• Heraty, Toeti (1995) (in Indonesian). Nostalgi, transendensi : pilihan sajak. Jakarta: Gramedia Widiasarana Indonesia. ISBN 9795534831 9789795534839. OCLC 33443849. 
• Heraty, Toeti (2000) (in Indonesian). Calon arang : kisah perempuan korban patriarki : prosa lirik. Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia. ISBN 9794613630 9789794613634. OCLC 4734865. 
• Heraty, Toeti (2000) (in Indonesian). Hidup matinya sang pengarang. Jakarta: Yayasan Obor Indonesia. ISBN 9794613622 9789794613627. OCLC 52604148. 
• McGlynn, John (2003) (in Indonesian and English). A Time, A Season: Selected Poems of Toeti Heraty. Jakarta: Lontar Foundation. ISBN 9798083512 9789798083518. OCLC 54530299. 
• Rosa Herliany, Dorothea (2003) (in Indonesian). Pencarian belum selesai : fragmen otobiografi Toeti Heraty. Magelang: IndonesiaTera. ISBN 9799375428 9789799375421 9799375371 9789799375377. OCLC 54821860. 
• Heraty, Toeti (2003) (in Indonesian, Dutch, English). Pawai kehidupan : 70 tahun Toeti Heraty : sumbangan tulisan dari sahabat, kawan, rekan tercinta dan terhormat. Jakarta: Yayasan Mitra Budaya Indonesia. ISBN 979956316X 9789799563163. OCLC 55286435. 
• Heraty, Toeti (2006). Calon Arang : the story of a woman sacrificed to patriarchy : lyrical prose. Jakarta: Sanur: Saritaksu Editions. ISBN 979969759X 9789799697592. OCLC 105364367. 
• Heraty et al, Toeti (2008) (in Indonesian). Warna-warni. Depok, Jakarta: Filsafat UI Press, Departemen Filsafat, Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya, Universitas Indonesia. ISBN 9789799729859 9799729858. OCLC 317778502. 
• Aveling, Harry (2008). Rainbow : 18 Indonesian women poets. Yogyakarta: Tera. ISBN 9789787750667 9787750660. OCLC 298707230. 
• Heraty, Toeti (2008). Puisi [Poems]. London: Enitharmon. ISBN 9781904634799 1904634796. OCLC 603872004. 
• Heraty, Toeti (2009) (in Indonesian). Akademi Jakarta mengenang 100 tahun Sutan Syahrir : pasang surut idealisme : kajian "Renungan Indonesia" Sutan Syahrir. Jakarta: Galeri Cipta II Taman Ismail Marzuki. OCLC 433975903. 
• Heraty, Toeti (2010) (in English and Indonesian). Rainha Boki Raja : ratu Ternate abad keenambelas. Depok, Indonesia: Komunitas Bambu. ISBN 9793731850 9789793731858. OCLC 677976885. 

References

External links

• [1]"Jogging in Jakarta"
• [2]"Lontar Foundation"
• [3]"Fragments of Autobiography"
• [4]"Writers Unlimited"