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 ...

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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.

Photo: The Jakarta Post/ANN 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.