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Dorothea Rosa Herliany

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A poet, teacher, journalist, and publisher. Her poems have been translated and published in Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, South Korea, France, Japan, Vietnam, and the United States. She is the author of ten books of poetry, four collections of short stories, four children’s books, and two collections of local legends. A wife and mother who resides in Magelang (Central Java), she is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including ones from the Jakarta Arts Council (2000), the National Language Center (2003), and the National Ministry of Culture and Tourism (2004). In 2005 she was awarded the Khatulistiwa Literary Award, Indonesia’s best-known literary prize.1


  1. Words Without Borders 

Book(s)


Deviant Disciples
Poetry Collection
62 page(s), Tilted Axis Press
Morphology of Desire
Poetry Collection
146 page(s), Lontar Foundation
Santa Rosa
(Saint Rosa)
Poetry Collection
125 page(s), Indonesiatera

In the Headlines


Indonesian literature stars in the making

Jakarta Post / As Seen On
Oct 18, 2015

World meet Indonesian literature at the Buchmesse

Il manifesto / As Seen On
Oct 15, 2015

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Cordite Poetry Review / As Seen On
Dec 29, 2012

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Cordite Poetry Review / As Seen On
Dec 29, 2012

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IDWRITERS / Translations
Nov 04, 2012


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