Sapardi Djoko Damono

Need I say more on how much i admire this exquisite and extraordinary noble poet?

 

Sapardi Djoko Damono (born March 20, 1940 in Surakarta, Central Java) is an Indonesian poet known for lyrical poems.^[1] His best known works include Hujan Bulan Juni and Berjalan ke Barat di Waktu Pagi Hari (Walking to the West in the Morning). He is a professor at the University of Indonesia, teaching Literature in the Faculty of Letters, University of Indonesia.

There it says: Untuk Tressabel 28/03/10

Damono's extensive and intensive involvement in the university has borne him the unofficial title 'Professor of Indonesian Poets'. He was once elected dean of the faculty.

He was a founding member of the Lontar Foundation.