Mochtar Pabottingi

Pabottingi died from a heart attack on 4 June 2023, at the age of 77.^[3]

Pabottingi wrote poetry, essays, short stories, and articles. His writings were published in magazines and newspapers such as Pelopor Yogya, Base, Horison, Budaya Jaya, Prisma, and Tempo.

His novel Burung-burung Cakrawala (Birds of the Horizon) was published by Gramedia Pustaka Utama in 2013.

His published collections of poetry include:

• Dalam Rimba Bayang-Bayang (In the Forest of Shadows) (Kompas, 2003).
• Konsierto di Kyoto (Bentang Pustaka, 2015)

A number of his poems were selected by Linus Suryadi AG to be published in the poetry anthology Tonggak 3 (1987). His poetry was also translated into English in the poetry anthology On Foreign Shores: American Images in Indonesian Poetry (1990).

His works as an editor include:

• Islam: Between Vision, Tradition and Non-Muslim Hegemony (1986)
• Suara Waktu (Voice of Time; State power, people power, and nationalism in Indonesia) (Erlangga, 1999)