Tema Puisi Indonesia Modern Periode Awal

The world of modern Indonesian poetry has continued to have a fairly good development since the year of the 1800s via magazine publications such as Bianglala (1870), Tjahja Siang (1986), or Pandji Poestaka (1923). Such medias had brought out great Indonesian poets like Or. Mandank, Sanusi Pane, and Amir Hamzah. The development has raised various ideas of the young generation to study and inventory them. Until now, there have been many studies on modern Indonesian poetry from the aspect of structure, aesthetic, and meaning. Indirectly, the studies would be involved with cultural issues and the poets. It is incomplete to discuss the Indonesian poetry issues without involving the poets and their social and culture in particular. Nevertheless, this study does not involve the poets and their social and culture in particular. Instead, this study focuses on the aspect of the theme, such as the theme of desire for independence, religion, unity, advice, environment, or social critic.