| Author: | ko ko thett, James Byrne | ISBN: | 9781908376527 |
| Publisher: | Arc Publications | Publication: | November 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Arc Publications | Language: | English |
| Author: | ko ko thett, James Byrne |
| ISBN: | 9781908376527 |
| Publisher: | Arc Publications |
| Publication: | November 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Arc Publications |
| Language: | English |
This is the first anthology of contemporary Burmese poets published in the West, and includes the work of Burmese poets who have been in exile and in prison. The poems include global references from a culture in which foreign books and the internet are regarded with suspicion and where censorship is an industry. The poets have been ingenious in their use of metaphor to escape surveillance and censorship, writing postmodern, avantgarde, performance and online poetries.
This is the first anthology of contemporary Burmese poets published in the West, and includes the work of Burmese poets who have been in exile and in prison. The poems include global references from a culture in which foreign books and the internet are regarded with suspicion and where censorship is an industry. The poets have been ingenious in their use of metaphor to escape surveillance and censorship, writing postmodern, avantgarde, performance and online poetries.
