dina oktaviani was born on october 11th 1985 to a large family in lampung where she spent her early years. alone, she made her way to java, and settled in yogya where she still lives today. at 21 she had her first book of poems published. this was biografi kehilangan (the biography of loss).
she is the author of como un sueno, a collection of short stories, and many other works have been published in kompas, koran tempo, and the jakarta post to name just a few. additionally she has translated books from spanish and english into bahasa indonesia.
having dropped out of university while studying french some years ago, she has now returned to study psychology, a subject close to her heart. broken heart walking is her latest collection of poems.
check out: www.dinaoktaviani.com
