A poet and musician who explores Chinese rituals and mythology through Indonesian poetry. His poetry collections include Kita Bersaudara (1991), which was translated into English as We Are All One, and Malam Cahaya Lampion (2005), which won a literary competition and was translated into Dutch as … [Read more...]
Tan Malaka
A teacher, Indonesian philosopher, founder of Struggle Union (Persatuan Perjuangan) and Murba Party, independent guerrilla, Indonesian fighter, and Indonesian national hero. A staunch critic of both the colonial Dutch East Indies government and the republican Sukarno administration that governed … [Read more...]
Tatengkeng, J.E.
Jan Engelbert Tatengkeng was an Indonesian poet from the Pujangga Baru era. He was also the fourth Prime Minister of the State of East Indonesia. ((Poetry Soup)) Jan Engelbert Tatengkeng was educated at a Hollandsch-Inlandsche School (HIS, Dutch Native School) in Manganitu, a Christelijk … [Read more...]
Taufik Ikram Jamil
Taufik Ikram Jamil, born in Teluk Belitung, Riau, in 1963, is a poet and a writer of short stories and novels and now lives in the provincial capital of Pekanbaru. After graduating from the Riau University’s Faculty of Teacher Training and Education in 1987, he worked as a journalist for the … [Read more...]
Taufiq Ismail
An Indonesian poet and activist. Ismail figured prominently in Indonesian literature of the post- Sukarno period and is considered one of the pioneers of the "Generation of '66". He completed his education at the University of Indonesia. Before becoming active as a writer, he taught at the Institut … [Read more...]
