Wiji Thukul was a well known poet. He made use of poetry to encourage people to fight against oppression and injustice, and he and his poems played a part in the pro-democracy movement from the late 1980s. He married a woman named Dyah Sudjirah (also known as Sipon). They have a daughter, Fitri Nganthi Wani, and a son, Fajar Merah. Thukul’s family lives in Solo, Central Java. Since Thukul disappeared, Sipon has raised her children alone. To earn money, she became a tailor. Wani, Thukul’s daughter, is a teenager now. She is a student at Sanatha Dharma University, Yogyakarta, majoring in Indonesian literature. It seems that Wani has Thukul’s artistic legacy in her blood.

Dyah Sudjirah, or Sipon, Widji Thukul’s wife. Thukul is known for his revolutionary poems. He has been    missing since 1998.

Sipon, Widji Thukul’s wife, works as a tailor.