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Oct 14, 2024

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Aug 09, 2024

Goenawan Mohamad

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An Indonesian poet and man of letters, Goenawan Mohamad was a fierce critic of the Suharto regime which ruled Indonesia for much of the late 20th century. He founded ‘Tempo’ in Indonesia, a magazine which covers news and politics within the country, usually from a left wing perspective.

 

Mohamad writes a weekly column in ‘Tempo’ entitled ‘Sidelines’ in which he lambasts the current political order and the inanities of the media in Indonesia. This column has grown massively popular in Indonesia and has been compiled in book form in Sidelines. Mohamad’s radical and outspoken political views often occlude the quality of his poetic output, which has been widely lauded and is available in collections such as God and Unfinished Things and Once the Revolution No Longer Exists.1

 

Mohamad was one of the founders of the Lontar Foundation and is on the advisory boards of the human rights group ARTICLE 19 and the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict. He is an alumnus of the College of Europe 1966-1967 promotion.2

 


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Mar 31, 2017

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Bandwagon Indonesia / As Seen On
Feb 20, 2017

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Tempo English / What Media Says
Nov 12, 2015

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Straits Times / As Seen On
Nov 10, 2015

Rethinking Censorship in Indonesia

Sydney Review of Books / As Seen On
Nov 06, 2015

Writing our way to freedom

Jakarta Post / As Seen On
Nov 04, 2015

Goenawan Mohamad: “I write to liberate the language”

Straits Times / What Media Says
Nov 01, 2015

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Jakarta Post / As Seen On
Oct 18, 2015

Indonesian literature stars in the making

Jakarta Post / As Seen On
Oct 18, 2015

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Jakarta Post / As Seen On
Oct 15, 2015

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Il manifesto / As Seen On
Oct 15, 2015

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Tempo English / What Media Says
Oct 15, 2015

Frankfurt Book Fair Officially Opened

Tempo English / As Seen On
Oct 14, 2015

In Indonesia, Writing Needs to Be Recognized as a Profession

Publishing Perspectives / As Seen On
Aug 28, 2015

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Margins / As Seen On
Aug 27, 2015

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Indonesia Institute Blog / As Seen On
Jul 18, 2015

Is Indonesia a “Land Without Readers?”

Publishing Perspectives / As Seen On
Jun 05, 2015

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Jakarta Post / As Seen On
Feb 26, 2015

The Lontar Foundation Publishes Modern Indonesian Classics

Publishing Perspectives / As Seen On
Feb 18, 2015

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Asian Books Blog / As Seen On
Oct 15, 2013

Editorial: 15 March 2010

Poetry International Rotterdam / As Seen On
Mar 15, 2010

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Poetry International Rotterdam / Writing
Mar 15, 2010


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