Tan Lioe Ie Explained

Tan Lioe Ie
Native Name Lang:	Tan Lioe Ie
Birth Name:	Tan Lioe Ie
Birth Date:	1 June 1958
Birth Place:	Denpasar
Occupation:	poet
Language:	Indonesian
Nationality:	Indonesian
Alma Mater:	Udayana University
Spouse:	Ida Ayu Nyoman Suwiti
Awards:	The first place at the National Poetry Contest (Literary Association "Sanggar Minum Kopi", 1990); Prize of the "Yayasan Taraju" Foundation (1994)

Tan Lioe Ie (born 1 June 1958, in Denpasar) is an Indonesian poet, the first poet in Indonesia who uses Chinese symbolic images in his poetry. Among friends he is called as Yokie.

Brief biography

He was born and lives on the island of Bali. He studied architecture at the Jakarta University which he hasn't graduated. In 1996, he completed the management course at the Faculty of Economics of Udayana University (Denpasar).^[1] He works as an editor of the cultural magazines “Cak” and “Paradoks”. Participant of poetry festivals in Indonesia, Holland, France, Tasmania, Suriname, South Africa. He used to be also a guitarist of the band "Ariesta". A member of the literary association "Sanggar Minum Kopi".^[2]

Creativity

He is an adherent of the so-called musicalization of poetry (the performance of poems accompanied by music). He writes and publishes poems in the newspapers “Bali Post”, “Berita Buana”, “Suara Merdeka”, “Kompas”, “Media Indonesia”, Bali-The Morning, Coast Lines Australia), literary journal "Horison". The author of the five collections of poetry, including two on CDs. The most popular poems are Catatan Gila (Crazy Notes), Perahu Daun (Leaf Ship), Mimpi Buruk (Nightmare), Tak Lagi (Nevermore). In addition, the poems of the poet are included in nine collective anthologies. The poems are translated into English, Bulgarian, Dutch, Chinese, German, Russian and French.

Awards

The first place in the National Poetry Contest (Literary Association "Sanggar Minum Kopi", 1990)
Prize of the "Yayasan Taraju" Foundation (1994)

Main Collections

Kita Bersaudara (We are brothers) (1991), English version “We Are All One” (1996, translated by Thomas Hunter)^[3]
Malam Cahaya Lampion (2005) (The Night of Chinese Lanterns), Dutch language version “Nach Van De Lampionen” (translated by Linde Waugh).^[4]
Exorcism (disc with verses accompanied by music performed by the author) (2010)
Kuda Putih (White Horse) (CD with verses accompanied by music performed by the author) (2012)
Ciam Si: Puisi-puisi Ramalan (Chiam Si: Poems of Predictions) (2015).^[5]

Participation in collective anthologies

Perjalanan (Traveling) (1990)
Taksu (Holiness) (1991)
The Gingseng (1993)
Sahayun (1994)
Kebangkitan Nusantara I & II (Awakening of Nusantara I & II) (1994, 1995)
Cerita Dari Hutan Bakau (History from the mangrove forest) (1996)
Mencari Mimpi (In search of a dream) (2016).^[6]

Family

Father Tan Tien Hwie, mother Tan Cecilia.
Spouse Ida Ayu Nyoman Suwiti

Notes and References

Mencari Mimpi. Puisi Modern Indonesia in translation of Victor Pogadaev. Jakarta: H.W Project, 2016, p. 48
Web site: Tan Lioe Ie (Indonesia) - Centre for Creative Arts . www.cca.ukzn.ac.za . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171114202332/http://www.cca.ukzn.ac.za/index.php/pa-past-participants/62-pa-2006/791-tan-lioe-ie-indonesia . 2017-11-14.
Book: We are all one: Poems of Tan Lioe Ie. 1996. Yayasan Cak Denpasar.
Web site: bol.com Tan Lioe Ie Boeken (Nederlands) . www.bol.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090602035334/http://www.bol.com/nl/c/boeken/tan-lioe-ie/2633905/index.html . 2009-06-02.
"Tan Lioe Ie, Penyair Pertama di Bali yang Menulis Puisi Tentang Ramalan Masa Depan" // "Tribun Bali", 8 November 2015
A bird that crowds its eyes; Poetry; In the night of burning lanterns // In Search of a Dream. Modern Poetry of Indonesia in the translations of Victor Pogadaev. M.: "Klyuch-S", 2016, p. 48-59