Sapardi Djoko Damono
Sapardi Djoko Damono  | |
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| Born | 20 March 1940 Surakarta, Dutch East Indies  | 
| Died | 19 July 2020 (aged 80) South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia  | 
| Language | Indonesian | 
| Nationality | Indonesia | 
| Genre | Poetry | 
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.