Cecep Syamsul Hari

As a poet writing in Indonesian, Cecep Syamsul Hari first came to national prominence with his 1996 collection Kenang-kenangan (Remembrance), followed in 2002 with Efrosina (Euphrosyne), reprinted in 2005.

His works have been published in international journals and literary magazines, such as: PLAV (Prague, 2010), Orientierungen (Bonn, 2006), Wasafiri (London, 2003), Heat (Sydney, 1999). He is one of only six Indonesian poets whose poems have been included in (2008) Norton poetry anthology, Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia and Beyond. He is the only Indonesian poet who has been included in (2008) World Poetry Almanac.

Apart from his poetry and literary essays, he has published in Indonesian in the newer genre of ficto-criticism novel (2006), Soska.

He has been a prolific translator of literary works into Indonesian, with book publications of selected works by Pablo Neruda (1996), D.J. Enright (1996), R.K. Narayan (2002). He also translated Summarized Sahih Al-Bukhari (first edition 2007, reprinted almost every years since then), 100 Hungarian poems (2009), etc.

He was Writer-in-Residence in Korea Literature Translation Institute (KLTI), South Korea (2006), Rimbun Dahan Arts Residency, Malaysia (2007), Hungarian Translators House, Hungary (2009), Bundanon Trust Artists Center, Australia (2009).