Djamil Suherman | |
Birthname: | Djamiil Soeherman Nitisoesastro |
Birth Date: | April 24, 1924 |
Birth Place: | Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia |
Death Date: | November 30, 1985 |
Death Place: | Bandung |
Occupation: | journalist, poet |
Alias: | Djamil Soeherman, Jamil Suherman, DS |
Known For: | Indonesian poet |
Credits: | see main body of article |
Djamil Soeherman (born April 24, 1924, in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia), is an Indonesian journalist and poet. His name is also written as Djamil Soeherman, Jamil Suherman, or DS (de-es). Djamil's poetry focuses on social and religious themes and was mostly influenced by his traditional Islamic boarding school (Pesantren) background. In the later part of his life, he was a reporter and editor of the corporate magazine Gematel. He was known as an Indonesian poet and Indonesian writer.
His works consist of poems, novels and short stories: