A Poet Goes to War
“Revolution is the job of poets and artists,” says Ko Maung Saungkha, leader of a rebel militia fighting the Myanmar dictatorship. He is not the only poet commander in a country with a strong tradition of political verse. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Myanmar
Topics: verse, political, tradition, strong, country, commander, dictatorship, Myanmar, fighting, militia, rebel, leader, Saungkha, Maung, artists, poets, “Revolution
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/world/asia/myanmar-poet-ko-maung-saungkha.html