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About IBS

Iman Budi Santosa, or is known with nickname "IBS" and whose "stage" name is Iman Budi Susu, was born in Kuningan, a town of West Java Province, Indonesia, on December 27th, 1987. He began writing poems since he was in 4th grade of elementary school and was routinely writing poems when he was in 3rd grade of junior high school. In his senior high school era, IBS won the first winner on 2004 Kuningan University Writing-Poem Contest and the third winner on 2005 Forum Lingkar Pena Bandung Writing-Poem Contest. In addition, IBS's poems have been reviewed and published in the magazine "Lensa" and national newspaper "Jurnal Nasional" and included on the book "Antologi Puisi Berbahasa Daerah" which is published by West Java Province Department of Culture and Tourism and "Ziarah Kata" which is published by Majelis Sastra Bandung.

IBS whose the current education in Computer Science of Padjadjaran University in Bandung also has written 8 solo books of poems entitled "Cerita Lalu" (2003), "Kontroversi" (2004), "Siluet" (2005), "Independen" (2006), "Ayah, Aku Benci Padamu" (2007), "Merenggut Kembali Keperjakaan" (2009), "Cinta Brengsek" (2010), and "Cinta Brengsek 2: Lelaki Monster" (2011). Outside of writing poems and following the poetry clubs in Bandung with poet/writer-pals, IBS had ever been active in the theater, with joining and following the production of theater project with Studiklub Teater Bandung (STB), the oldest theater club in Indonesia. In recent years, IBS has been routinely performing on the art shows and performing about the rebel for the discrimination which always comes to the minorities, especially sexual/gender minorities.

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