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Dina Oktaviani

Writer


Photo courtesy / credit goes to LA JAVANAISE / PHILIP HATCH-BARNWELL
Born Tanjungkarang (Oct 11, 1984), currently resides in Yogyakarta
Personal Web https://dinaoktaviani.com
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Dina used to dream about being a spy. Today, the mother of a 3-year-old boy has written poems and short stories for various publications, and published two books, Como Un Sue*o (anthology of short stories, Orakel, 2005), and Biografi Kehilangan (A Biography of Losses, anthology of poems, Insist Press, 2006). Her piece of poetry Hantu-hantu Tanjungkarang (The Ghosts of Tanjungkarang) was recently included in 100 Puisi Indonesia Terbaik 2008 (100 Best Indonesian Poems 2008, Gramedia Pustaka Utama).1

Additionally she has translated books from spanish and english into bahasa indonesia. Having dropped out of university while studying french some years ago, she has now returned to study psychology, a subject close to her heart. Broken Heart Walking is her latest collection of poems.

  1. Jakarta Post ↩

Book(s)


Hati Yang Patah Berjalan
(Broken Heart Walking)
Poetry Collection
146 page(s), Oktaviani Publishing
Rainbow: 18 Indonesian Women Poets
Poetry Collection
328 page(s), Indonesiatera

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May 11, 2008

Dina Oktaviani: The lost biography of a young poet


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