Bakdi Soemanto

C. Soebakdi Soemanto (widely known as Bakdi Soemanto; 29 October 1941 – 11 October 2014) was an Indonesian writer, poet, playwright, editor, and professor at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Yogyakarta.

He began his studies at the English Literature Program of UGM (1977), continuing in the American Studies Program at the University of Indonesia (1982).

Aside from UGM, he worked at IKIP Sanata Darma (1971–1979), Akademi Kewanitaan Yogyakarta (1976–1979), Akademi Bahasa Asing Kumendaman Yogyakarta (1979–1982), the Faculty of Literature at Sebelas Maret University (1979–1982), and also at Oberlin College of the Northern Illinois University (1986–1987). He was also editor of the magazines ''Basis'' (1965–1967), ''Mahasiswa Indonesia'' (Central Java edition; 1966-1969), ''Peraba'' (1971–1976), and ''Semangat'' (1975–1979).

He wrote about contemporaries Rendra in 2003 and Sapardi Djoko Damono in 2006.

At the end of his career, he served as professor emeritus at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta. He died on 11 October 2014. Provided by Wikipedia