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PIW 1 January 2012, #poetry_int

 

Happy New Year! We are delighted to kick off 2012 with excellent, thought-provoking poetry from Burma and Australia. Editors ko ko thett and James Byrne have chosen a selection of poems by six contemporary Burmese poets: Aung Cheimt, Ma Ei, Maung Cha Nwe, Maung Pyiyt Min, Maung Yu Py and Zeyar Lynn. Learn more about the history and development of Burmese poetry in ko ko thett's article "From panegyrics to the end of poetry." These poets are featured alongside 18 poems by bilingual Vietnamese-Australian poet Nguyễn Tiên Hoàng. There is also an interview with Nguyễn Tiên Hoàng and two short essays about his work.

For the editorial, articles, poems and translations of the current issue.

Later this month, PIW will be publishing new poems written by Joke van Leeuwen for the Dutch and Flanders Poetry Day celebrations on 26 January.

Poem of the Week
A UFO SIGHTING YESTERDAY AT THE EDGE OF TOWN ~ Maung Yu Py

Clip of the Month

THE FATHER ~ Armando

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