Damiri Mahmud
Damiri Mahmud (17 January 1945 – 30 December 2019) was an Indonesian writer. He also wrote poetry and various articles for newspapers and magazines. His writings in the form of cultural, political, and religious articles, appeared in various dailies and magazines in Indonesia and Malaysia, among others: Buana News, Pelita, Kompas, Republika, People's Thoughts, Analysis, Alert, Free, People's Mind, Lampung Post, Media Indonesia, Community Flag, Sovereign, Horison, Base, Council for Literature and Daily News (Malaysia). Career. His work in the literary world of Medan began in 1969 after seven short stories were published in the magazine "Stars , Sport, and Film". His short stories, among others, were titled "Ronggeng", "Old Bloody Old Injury Again", and "News from the Sea". His short story "Mata" was later published in the Jakarta Horison magazine in 1970. Besides writing modern literary works, Damiri Mahmud also wrote folklore. He rewrote existing folklore with a new version. His folktale entitled "Father′s Testament" was published by Firma Hasmar, Medan in 1976. He also received an award from the North Sumatra Library in 1978 for his folklore, entitled "Reply to Budi". In addition, he has also produced a novel entitled "Teka-Teki", published by Marwilis Publisher , Selangor, Malaysia in 1988. In the year 2000, 59 of his poems were included in a collection entitled "Damai di Bumi" published by the North Sumatra Deparsenibud Regional Office and Hotel Garuda Plaza, Medan.