Deknong Kemalawati | |
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Born | Deknong Kemalawati 2 April 1965 Meulaboh, Aceh, Indonesia |
Pen name | D Kemalawati |
Occupation | Poet |
Language | Indonesian |
Alma mater | Syiah Kuala University |
Genre | Poetry |
Years active | (2000–present) |
Notable awards | Literary Prize of the Government of Aceh (2007); The Banda Aceh Award for Contribution to the Development of Culture (2018) |
Deknong Kemalawati (born 2 April 1965) is an Indonesian poet. She is one of the leading poets of modern Indonesia, chairman of the Art Council Banda Aceh, and winner of the Literary Prize of the Government of Aceh.