Sapardi Djoko Damono

Sapardi Djoko Damono
Born(1940-03-20)20 March 1940
Surakarta, Dutch East Indies
Died19 July 2020(2020-07-19) (aged 80)
South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
LanguageIndonesian
Nationality Indonesia
GenrePoetry

Sapardi Djoko Damono (20 March 1940 – 19 July 2020) was an Indonesian poet known for lyrical poems, and who was widely regarded as the pioneer of lyrical poetry in Indonesia. He died in South Tangerang, Banten on 19 July 2020 after a long illness.