# Leon Agusta

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**Leon Agusta** (August 5, 1938 – December 10, 2015) was an Indonesian literary figure.[1]

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](/source/International_Writing_Program) at [Iowa University](/source/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.[2]

He died in Padang, West Sumatra, on December 10, 2015.

In 2017 he was the subject of a 90-minute documentary.[3]

## References

1. Yuliastuti, Dian (2015-12-10). ["Sastrawan Leon Agusta Tutup Usia"](https://seleb.tempo.co/read/726715/sastrawan-leon-agusta-tutup-usia) (in id-ID). *Tempo*. Retrieved 2018-05-29.

1. *On Foreign Shores: American Images in Indonesian Poetry*. Editor and translator [John H. McGlynn](/source/John_H._McGlynn). Lontar Foundation, 1990, Jakarta.

1. Agusta, Paul & Engel, Katia (2017-12-02), ["Semua Sudah Dimaafkan Sebab Kita Pernah Bahagia"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7720284/), retrieved 2018-05-29

## Further reading

- ["Leon Agusta: Breathing poetry"](http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/05/08/leon-agusta-breathing-poetry.html). *The Jakarta Post*. Retrieved 2018-05-29.

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