The "President" of Eternal Poetry
When I mentioned that there were no poets who could "overthrow" the “president of poetry “ Sutardji Calzoum Bachri, the seminar participants became noisy.
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Sutardji Calzoum Bachri
When I mentioned that there were no poets who could "overthrow" the “president of poetry “ Sutardji Calzoum Bachri, the seminar participants became noisy. The poets who attended the Tegal Mas Island International Poetry Festival on Jan. 24-26, 2020, in Lampung, turned to each other. There may also be those who felt stung or did not care at all, assuming the nickname was just a joke.
It was not really a joke. In a meeting of poets in Semarang, Sutardji was concerned about the nickname given to Amir Hamzah as the king of Pujangga Baru (the poets of the new era), and Chairil Anwar, who was dubbed the Pioneer of the 45th Generation and the president of Malioboro Umbu Landu Paranggi.