Sutardji Calzoum Bachri
Illustration — Sutardji Calzoum Bachri Sutardji Calzoum Bachri, known as Tardji, (born 1941 in Rengat, Riau) is a well-known Indonesian poet. A native Malay speaker, he successfully launched a credo of 'freeing words of their meanings'. He was nicknamed the "bottle poet" for a preference, early in his career, for accompanying readings of his work with bottles of alcohol.
Sutardji Calzoum Bachri
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- 1941 · Rengat.
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- Indonesia
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- poet · writer
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- Indonesian
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Illustration — Sutardji Calzoum Bachri Sutardji Calzoum Bachri, known as Tardji, (born 1941 in Rengat, Riau) is a well-known Indonesian poet. A native Malay speaker, he successfully launched a credo of 'freeing words of their meanings'. He was nicknamed the "bottle poet" for a preference, early in his career, for accompanying readings of his work with bottles of alcohol.
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He was also known once as 'The President of Indonesian Poets' His style of reading has been compared to the incantation-like quality of the old Indonesian dukun, chants stemming from Indonesian pre-Islamic shamanistic practice, still used today. The style of Tardji's poetry has been described as that of a mantra. He has been quoted as saying that the mantra is the true use of words.
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