Joko Pinurbo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joko Pinurbo

Indonesian writer

Date of Birth: 11-May-1962

Place of Birth: Sukabumi, Indonesia

Profession: poet

Nationality: Indonesia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Joko Pinurbo, born in Pelabuhan Ratu, Sukabumi, West Java 11 May 1962, is an Indonesian poet.
His poetry is a mixture of narrative, irony, and self-reflection.Joko Pinurbo was from the family of an elementary school teacher.
He graduated from the Department of Language and Literature Indonesia Sanata Dharma, Yogyakarta in 1987.
He then taught at his alma mater while helping culture magazine Basis.
He has been editor of Base, Slot, and Sadhar published Sanata Dharma University.
He also worked at PT Grasindo Yogyakarta.He is currently working as the editor of Scholastic Script Bank while volunteering in several private institutions and helps the journal Poetry.
His work is published in various newspapers, magazines, journals, anthologies and books.
His collected poems Celana (1999) and Di Bawah Kibaran Sarung (2001).
In 2001 he won Penghargaan Buku Puisi Terbaik Dewan Kesenian Jakarta, Hadiah Sastra Lontar, and Sih Award (Penghargaan Puisi Terbaik Jurnal Puisi).
He was also elected as a literary figure in Tempo magazine.
He often appears in discussions and poetry readings at various places / forums, among other transnational Poetry Festival in Jakarta (2001), Winternachten Literature Festival in the Netherlands (2002) and the International Poetry Festival in Solo (2002).