Lesik Kati Ara

Lesik Kati Ara (born November 12, 1937, Takengon, Aceh) – an Indonesian poet, better known by the name of LK Ara.

Lesik Kati Ara
Lesik Kati Ara. Jakarta, 2017
BornLesik Kati Ara
(1937-11-12)November 12, 1937
Takengon, Aceh
Pen nameLK Ara
Occupationpoet
LanguageIndonesian
NationalityIndonesia
CitizenshipIndonesian
Alma materUniversity of North Sumatra
SpouseIne Hidayah

Brief biography and creativity

He graduated from the secondary school of The Taman Siswa (literally "Garden of Students" or "Students' Garden") system in Takengon and the Department of Journalism Studies at the University of North Sumatra. In 1959–1962, he worked as a teacher in Jakarta, in 1962–1963 – in the office of the Prime Minister, in 1962–1985 at the publishing house "Balai Pustaka", was a correspondent of several newspapers in Medan. He collected also folklore.

He is the author of 35 poetry collections (first in 1969), compiler of two anthologies of poems by Aceh poets (1995, 2003).[1][2]

In his poems, along with a description of the nature of his native place, a great attention is given to the difficult life of peasants, especially of collectors of the coffee beans which is a local speciality of the area.[3] He often recites his poems at the various meetings of poets both at home and in other countries (Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei). April 6, 2018, he participated in the meeting of the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo with a group of Indonesian writers in the State Palace in Jakarta.[4]

Awards
  • Prize of the Government of Aceh (2009)[5]

Family
  • Father H. Harun Rashid
  • Mother H. Siti Maryam
  • Spouse Ine Hidayah
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References
  1. Lesik Kati Ara, Taufiq Ismail, Hasyim K.S. Seulawah: Antologi Sastra Aceh Sekilas Pintas. Yayasan Nusantara, 1995
  2. Lesik Kati Ara. Aceh dalam Puisi: Untaian Kata Berjiwa. Syaamil Cipta Media, 2003
  3. Lesik Katya Ara. – In search of a dream. Modern poetry of Indonesia in the translations of Victor Pogadaev. M.: Klyuch-S, 2016, p. 17
  4. Fikar W Eda. Penyair LK Ara Baca Puisi «Bandara Rembela» Lalu Serahkan Upuh Ulen-Ulen kepada Presiden Jokowi
  5. Sastra. Puisi-puisi L.R. Ara
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