This paper will discuss about a major disaster that has occurred in Aceh, Indonesia. Gigantic tsunami that once occurred in 2004 has left a horrifying and gloomy memory to those who went through it. The objective of writing this paper is to analyze how the poets has recorded the reminiscences of disaster in their poems. This main issue has not been documented by poets in Indonesia, but also done by famous poets from Malaysia through beautiful verses and emotional impact. The second objective is to study the effects that occurred after the disaster in Indonesia. Based on that, this study will illustrate a question that there is still a positive impact on the local community as a result of the disaster. Even though the general associate this disaster with all forms of pain and suffering? Thus, this paper will look at the potential of "Dark Tourism" in Aceh that was created after the disaster. The method of research will be composed from dark tourism conceptual framework to analysis the selective poetry and also to answer the objective and problem statement of the study.
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