Leon Agusta, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Leon Agusta

Indonesian poet (1938-2015)

Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1938

Date of Death: 10-Dec-2015

Profession: poet

Nationality: Indonesia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Leon Agusta (August 5 1938 – December 10 2015) was an Indonesian literary figure.He was born in Sigiran, Nagari Tanjung Sani Maninjau, West Sumatra on August 5 1938. He was a teacher at SGB Bengkalis (1959), the leader of Bengkel Teater Padang (1972) and a member of the Jakarta Arts Council.
He participated in the International Writing Program at Iowa University in the United States (1976-1977) and then published a collection of poetry titled Di Sudut-sudut New York Itu (1977), some of which was translated into English.He died in Padang, West Sumatra, on December 10 2015. In 2017 he was the subject of a 90-minute documentary.