Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Amir Hamzah

Amir Hamzah

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/March 20, 2016 by Brianboulton (talk) 14:50, 3 March 2016 (UTC)



Amir Hamzah (1911–1946) was an Indonesian poet and national hero. Born into a Malay aristocratic family in the Sultanate of Langkat, Sumatra, he began writing poetry while still a teenager. Though his works are undated, the earliest are thought to have been written when he first travelled to Java for schooling in about 1930. He continued writing whilst studying in Surakarta and Batavia, helping establish the literary magazine Poedjangga Baroe in 1932. His two poetry collections, Nyanyi Sunyi (1937) and Buah Rindu (1941), were first published in this magazine. Amir stopped writing in 1937, when he begrudgingly returned to Sumatra to marry the sultan's daughter and take on responsibilities of the court. After Indonesia proclaimed its independence in 1945, he served as the government's representative in Langkat; the following year he was killed in a socialist revolution and buried in a mass grave. In his poetry, Amir deals with the themes of love and religion, and his poetry often reflects a deep inner conflict. He has been called the "King of the Poedjangga Baroe-era Poets" and the only international-class Indonesian poet from before the Indonesian National Revolution.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo
 * Main editors: Crisco 1492
 * Promoted: 5 October 2013
 * Reasons for nomination: 70th anniversary of his death
 * Support as nominator. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:22, 15 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Coordinator's note: Please add to summary. Brianboulton (talk) 00:09, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 * By my count, it's 1190 characters with spaces now. I thought the target was ~1200. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:42, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Misunderstanding – I meant, please add the nomination to the summary table above. Sorry I wasn't clear – no quarrel with the blurb. Brianboulton (talk) 15:16, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Done - SchroCat (talk) 21:32, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks muchly, Schro. Alright Brian, I'll remember next time. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:08, 17 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Support - Excellent article and worth a front page view - SchroCat (talk) 21:32, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Support Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:32, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Support --Dweller (talk) 09:58, 22 February 2016 (UTC)