This is a list of poets who wrote or write much of their poetry in the Indonesian language.
- Ahmadun Yosi Herfanda (1958) sufism poetry
- Afrizal Malna (1957)
- Agus R. Sarjono (1962)
- Ajip Rossidhy (1938)
- Amir Hamzah (1911â€"1946)
- Asrul Sani (1926)
- Chairil Anwar (1922-1949)
- Djamil Suherman (1924â€"1985)
- Eka Budianta (1956)
- Goenawan Mohammad (1942)
- Hamzah Fansuri (...-1590)
- HB Jassin (1917-2000)
- J.E. Tatengkeng (1907-1968)
- Linus Suryadi AG (1951-1999)
- Muhammad Yamin (1903â€"1962)
- Sapardi Djoko Damono (1940)
- Sanusi Pané (1905â€"1968)
- Sitor Situmorang (1924)
- Cecep Syamsul Hari (1967)
- Subagio Sastrowardoyo (1924)
- Sutan Takdir Alisjabahna (1908â€"1986)
- Sutardji Calzoum Bachri (1940)
- Taufik Ismail (1937)
- Toeti Heraty (1942)
- Udo Z. Karzi (1970)
- Usmar Ismail (1921-1971)
- Utuy Tatang Sontani (1920-1979)
- Widji Thukul (1963)
- W.S. Rendra (1935â€"2009)
References
- Aveling, Harry (1975). Contemporary Indonesian Poetry: Poems in Bahasa Indonesia and English. University of Queensland Press.Â
- Aveling, Harry (2001). Secrets Need Words: Indonesian Poetry 1966-1998. Athens: Ohio University Center for International Studies. ISBNÂ 0-89680-216-7.Â
- Raffel, Burton (1968). An Anthologoy of Indonesian Poetry. Albany: State University of New York Press.Â
- Forum Penyair Internasional Indonesia, Whatispoetry.net