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Toeti Heraty

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An outstanding Indonesian poet with a powerful vision, she is also a philosopher, an art historian and a human rights activist who is well known for her opposition to the Suharto regime and for her feminism. She writes subtle poems, both intimate and personal, that also highlight repressive social and emotional conventions.1


  1. Poetry Translation 

Book(s)


Deviant Disciples
Poetry Collection
62 page(s), Tilted Axis Press
Encounters
Poetry Collection
108 page(s), Lontar Foundation

In the Headlines


Through Teachers’ Eyes: Bringing Asian Poetry into the Classroom

Asian Books Blog / What Media Says
Mar 23, 2021

Toeti Heraty: For love of writing and Indonesian people

Jakarta Post / What Media Says
Dec 14, 2015

IDWRITERS

DAWN / As Seen On
Nov 03, 2013

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