TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Sapardi Djoko Damono, Indonesia's prominent poet and writer, passed away at the age of 80, in Eka Hospital located in South Tangerang, on Sunday at 9:17 a.m. local time, after ...

Trailblazing literary icon Sapardi Djoko Damono, known for his seminal poems and works of cultural criticism, passed away on Sunday morning. He was 80 years old.

A book consisting of 80 poems written by the late celebrated poet Sapardi Djoko Damono for his wife Sonya Sondakh was officially launched by publisher Gramedia Pustaka Utama (GPU) on Monday.

For the past five decades, one of the country's most celebrated poets, Sapardi Djoko Damono, has contributed to the Indonesian literary scene through his poems, essays and fiction.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - An Indonesian poet Sapardi Djoko Damono received the 2018 ASEAN Book Award for two of his books; Hujan Bulan Juni (A June Rain) and Yang Fana Adalah Waktu (Time is Mortal).. The ...