Chairil Anwar

Collected Poems of Chairil Anwar

Indonesian poet's revolutionary works capturing defiance, existential struggle, and sensuality

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Chairil Anwar
Chairil Anwar

Indonesian poet who revolutionized the language with his direct, emotionally raw free verse. He died at twenty-six but is considered the father of modern Indonesian poetry, having broken radically with the Pujangga Baru tradition.

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