Amir Hamzah night at Gedung Kesenian

Amir Hamzah night at Gedung Kesenian

JAKARTA (JP): The Yayasan Dokumentasi Sastra H.B. Jassin, a
foundation dealing with the documentation of literary works, will
commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Indonesian poet
and national hero Amir Hamzah.

The event is scheduled to take place at Gedung Kesenian
Jakarta from 7:45 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. tomorrow.

Leon Agusta, chairman of the organizing committee, announced
that the event will include a poetry reading, a dance performance
choreographed by Gusmiati Suid and a lecture by poet Abdul Hadi
titled Amir Hamzah dan Relevansi Sastra Melayu (Amir Hamzah and
the Relevance of Malay Literature).

The event will also see the launching of a book titled Amir
Hamzah Sebagai Penyair dan Manusia (Amir Hamzah As a Poet and a
Man).

Minister/State Secretary Moerdiono and Governor Surjadi
Soedirdja are expected to attend the event.

Amir Hamzah, often cited as Indonesia's best poet, was born in
Sumatra in 1911. He died in a battle against Dutch colonial
forces in 1946. (sur)