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Sitor Situmorang was born on October 2, 1924 in Harianboho, northern Sumatra. His childhood was spent in a traditional environment, the environment-speaking tradition of oral literature hobo. Since childhood, he listened to the sermons in the language of the Gospel, through translation into the Batak language. He enjoys listening to folk songs. He was satisfied with poetic ideas and forms of literature without theory in various ceremonies.

Blood is more honed his art when he studied in school. He completed elementary and secondary schools in rural areas Batak. After he moved to Jakarta in 1941, he continued his education at various schools HIS, MULO, AMS. He also had to deepen knowledge about the cinematography in Los Angeles, United States.

Sitor poems by many observers called a milestone that represents a new development of Indonesian poetry. Harry Aveling, director of Asian Studies School of Social Science La Trobe University, Australia, saw that the poem contains the results Sitor Situmorang many devotional religious experience as a convert from Christianity. He called Sitor Situmorang "great poet" because he continued working for more than 60 years and produced more than 600 poems. Not only poetry, Sitor also involved in the world of translation. He translated the works of John Wyndham, E. Du Perron, R. S. Maenocol, M. Nijhof. Various Sitor literature already published, among others, the Green Paper Letter (1953), in Poems (1955), Face No Name (1955), Pearl Street Drama (1954), short stories and Snow Battle in Paris (1956). Other literary works, which has been published, among other poems New Age (1962), Prince short story (1963), and Revolutionary Literature essays (1965).

This Revolutionary Literature Essay thrown in jail Sitor Situmorang Salemba Central Gang (1967-1975), Jakarta, without going through the judicial process. He entered just into custody on charges of rebellion involved. Until out Sitor prisoners never knew what his mistake. Sitor not

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