I am a Poet, Short Story Writer, Journalist and Blogger
Ini sedikit riwayat saya dalam bahasa Inggris.
This time I would like to introduce myself in English. My name is Mustafa Ismail. Please called me Mus or MI. I am a writer of literary works such as poetry, short stories and essays. My poems are published in various national newspapers in Jakarta and regions such as Kompas, Koran Tempo, Republika, Media Indonesia, Indopos, Jawa Pos, Suara Pembaruan, Sinar Harapan, and others.
My poetry book entitled "Tarian Cermin" (2007 & 2012), "Menggambar Pengantin" (2013 & 2014) and "Tuhan, Kunang-kunang & 45 Kesunyian" (2016). My collection of short stories titled "Cermin" (2009) and "Lelaki yang Ditelan Gerimis" (2017). A number of my poems and other short stories are in various anthology books together.
I was born in Meue, Trienggadeng, Pidie Jaya, in 1971. I graduated from elementary and junior high school in Trienggadeng. After that I continued my high school of economics in Banda Aceh namely SMEA Negeri Banda Aceh.
Graduated from high school I wanted to study at the Faculty of Literature, but failed because of my high school economy. So I chose to study economics, which is financial management and banking at STIEI (Indonesian High School of Economics) Banda Aceh. Graduated S1 in 1995.
I am active in arts activities, writing literature, discussion groups and NGOs since college. I am a member of the Ball Theater, whose basecamp is at Taman Budaya Aceh on Jalan Teuku Umar. I write poetry, short stories and essays in various newspapers in Aceh, Medan and occasionally in the Jakarta media.
In addition, together with J Kamal Farza (formerly a poet, now a lawyer), we manage the discussion group of the Social and Democratic Studies Forum (FKSD) in Banda Aceh. There is also a Fan Foundation, an imaginative institution formed by Kamal whose job is "fan-fan". We like activist labels at Yayasan Kipas Angin when writing an opinion in Serambi Indonesia newspaper, in addition to FKSD coordinator.
In addition, JKF and colleagues became the foundation of Yayasan Anak Bangsa (YAB), an NGO focusing on advocacy on children and women issues and based in a simple shop in Tungkop, Darussalam, Banda Aceh. After college, I moved to Lhokseumawe. The goal is to make a fortune to the city of petro dollars. There, I invited the short story writer and novelist Ayi Jufridar and several other friends to establish an NGO CDIS (Center for Development and Indenpendence Studies) in 1995.
In 1996, I received an invitation from the Jakarta Arts Council (DKJ) to join a young Indonesian poet forum at Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM) Jakarta. The name of the show is the 21st Century Poet Mimbar. I attended the event along with a number of other Acehnese poets such as Wiratmadinata (now Dean of the Law Faculty of Abul Yatama University and Spokesperson of the Aceh Government), Rahmad Sanjaya and Nurdin Supi (now businessmen and politicians in Central Aceh). That was my first time reading poetry at Taman Ismail Marzuki (TIM), Indonesia's most prestigious arts venue. After the event I did not go home, but settled in Jakarta.
In early 1997, I joined Tempointeraktif, the first online news site in Indonesia, founded by former Tempo Magazine reporter. In 1998 Tempo magazine came out again and I joined the magazine. Now, I am a cultural editor at Koran Tempo.
In 2010, along with three other Acehnese artists, I was awarded a scholarship from the Aceh Government for art courses. I was with @fikarweda and took a course in S2 at the Graduate Program of the Institute Kesenian Jakarta (IKJ) or Jakarta Arts Institute. There are also two other friends, artists Mahdi Abdullah and Dedy Kalee studied at the Graduate Institute of the Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI) or Indonesian Institute of Art Yogyakarta. I live in Depok, West Java.
Depok, February 2018
MUSTAFA ISMAIL | @MUSISMAIL
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Sukses untuk kita semua. Amin
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