The New York Times
By Hannah Beech
May 25, 2021
May 25, 2021
Poetry remains alive in Myanmar, where unconventional weapons are being used to fight a military that has killed about 800 people since it staged a coup on Feb. 1.Credit...The New York Times
More than 30 poets have been imprisoned since the military seized power in Myanmar, a country where politics and poetry are intimately connected.
After the first and second poets were killed, the third poet wrote a poem.