His poetry shouts anger. He talks about oppressions by the Suharto regime. He was poor, yet fighting to make a change. He joined PRD (Democratic People’s Party), a leftist party that was accused as a threat to the government. In May 1998, Soeharto was toppled down. However, Wiji Thukul and 13 political activists are missing until today. For almost 20 years after May 1998 reformation that creates a democratic space in Indonesia, his name becomes a legend, people read his poetry, and some of them make a film about him. Reformation 1998 has opened spaces for everyone to express.