List of Indonesian-language poets

This is a list of poets who wrote or write much of their poetry in the Indonesian language.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

• Ahmadun Yosi Herfanda (1958)
• Afrizal Malna (1957)
• Agus R. Sarjono (1962)
• Ajip Rossidhy (1938)
• Amir Hamzah (1911–1946)
• Asrul Sani (1926)
• Chairil Anwar (1922-1949)
• Cecep Syamsul Hari (1967)
• Djamil Suherman (1924–85)
• Eka Budianta (1956)
• Goenawan Mohammad (1942)
• Gola Gong (1963)
• HB Jassin (1917-2000)
• Iman Budhi Santosa (1948)
• J.E. Tatengkeng (1907-1968)
• Linus Suryadi AG (1951-99)
• Muhammad Yamin (1903–1962)
• Remy Sylado (1945)
• Sanusi Pané (1905–1968)
• Sapardi Djoko Damono (1940)
• Sitor Situmorang (1924)
• Subagio Sastrowardoyo (1924)
• Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana (1908–86)
• Sutardji Calzoum Bachri (1940)
• Taufik Ismail (1937)
• Toeti Heraty (1942)
• Toto Sudarto Bachtiar (1929–2007)
• Udo Z. Karzi (1970)
• Usmar Ismail (1921-1971)
• Utuy Tatang Sontani (1920-1979)
• Widji Thukul (1963)
• W.S. Rendra (1935–2009)

References

Aveling, Harry (1975). Contemporary Indonesian Poetry: Poems in Bahasa Indonesia and English. University of Queensland Press.

Aveling, Harry (2001). Secrets Need Words: Indonesian Poetry 1966-1998. Athens: Ohio University Center for International Studies. ISBN 0-89680-216-7.

Raffel, Burton (1968). An Anthologoy of Indonesian Poetry. Albany: State University of New York Press.

Forum Penyair Internasional Indonesia, Whatispoetry.net