Agus R. Sarjono

Agus R. Sarjono

Agus R. Sarjono (born July 27, 1962 in Bandung , Indonesia ) is an Indonesian writer , literary scholar and translator . He writes poems, short stories, essays, reviews, and dramas that have been published in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and various journals in Germany, France, the Netherlands, England, and the United States. His poems are included in more than twenty anthologies . Together with the German Malayologist Berthold Damshäuser , Sarjono is the editor and translator of the "Seri Puisi Jerman" (series of German-language poetry in Indonesian translation) published in Indonesia.

Services

Sarjono works as a lecturer at the theater studies department of the STSI art school in Bandung and as editor of the literary magazine Horison . From 2002 to 2006 he was program director of the Jakarta Arts Council (Dewan Kesenian Jakarta) . From February to October 2001 he was writer-in-residence at the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) in Leiden . From December 2002 to March 2003 he was a fellow of the Heinrich Böll Foundation and a guest of the Heinrich Böll House in Langenbroich .

Works

Poetry

• Kenduri Airmata (The Festival of Tears, 1994, 1996);
• Suatu Cerita dari Negeri Angin (A story from the land of hot air, 2001, 2003);
• A Story from the Country of the Wind (English edition, 2001).
• Fresh bones from Banyuwangi (translated by Berthold Damshäuser and Inge Dümpel, ed. And with an essay by Martin Jankowski , Berlin 2002).
• Diterbangkan Kata-kata ( Made to Fly by Words, 2005);
• Seri Puisi Jerman (series of German-language poetry in Indonesian translation, ongoing);

Essays

• Bahasa dan Bonafiditas Hantu (Language and the Bonafidity of Spirits, 2001);
• Sastra dalam Empat Orba (Literature in the Four Stages of the Reign of the New Order, 2001).

Dramas

• Atas Nama Cinta (In the Name of Love, 2004).

Conferences, festivals, lectures

• “Asean Writers Conference” in Manila (1995)
• “Istiqlal International Poetry Reading”, Jakarta (1995)
• “Ipoh Arts Festival III”, Negeri Perak, Malaysia (1998)
• “The Netherlands-Indonesian Poetry Night” in Erasmus Huis, Jakarta (1998)
• “Festival de Winternachten”, The Hague (1999 and 2005)
• “Poetry on the Street”, Bremen (2001)
• “International Literature Festival Berlin” Berlin (2001)
• "The Dubai International Poetry Festival" Dubai (2009)

As editor

• Saini KM: Puisi dan Beberapa Masalahnya / Poetry and some of its problems (1993)
• Catatan Seni / Notes on Art (1996)
• Kapita Selekta Teater / Capita Selecta Theater (1996)
• Pembebasan Budaya-budaya Kita / The Liberation of Our Cultures (1999)
• Horison Sastra Indonesia 1-4 / The horizon of Indonesian literature 1-4 (2002), Horison Esai Indonesia 1-2 / The horizon of Indonesian essays 1-2 (2004)
• Teater tanpa Masa Silam / Theater without a past (2005)
• Seri Puisi Jerman / Series of German-language poetry in Indonesian translation (since 2003)

Web links

• Blog Agus R. Sarjono
• Poets of All Nations (PAN)
• International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS)
• 9th International Literature Festival Berlin, author description
• About Agus R. Sarjono on Lyrikwelt.de
• Literature by and about Agus R. Sarjono in the catalog of the German National Library