sapardi djoko damono (march 20, 1940 – july 19, 2020) was an indonesian poet. he was known for lyrical poems. he was widely known as the pioneer of lyrical poetry in indonesia. sapardi also translated many literary works from other countries into indonesian. these include the literary works of t.s. eliot, khalil gibran and jalaludin rumi; his translation of ernest hemingway’s "the old man and the sea".