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The history of Myanmar can be told through its poets, from the fight against colonialism to the modern day struggle for democracy. Much of this tradition is barely known in the west. Frontline Poets<\/em><\/strong> is an inspiring, revelatory and heart wrenching account of how several poets in Myanmar ditched their comfortable lives to join dangerous protests, form armed groups and to be on the front line of a revolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Combining poems by contemporary Burmese poets along with their life stories. The book demonstrates the power of the written word and is both a parallel story of Burmese political turmoil and the life-affirming power of literature.
Introduction
\nA Note on Names and Translation
\nPart 1 – Metamorphosis
\nChapter 1 – The Last Dream
\nChapter 2 – A Town Different From its Name
\nChapter 3 – Image
\nChapter 4 – Three-Finger Salute
\nChapter 5 – Sunflower Trauma
\nPart 2 – Damn Strong Monywa
\nChapter 6 – Are the Trees Greener Outside?
\nChapter 7 – Po Maung is Coming
\nChapter 8 – People’s Will
\nChapter 9 – A Deserter Goes to War
\nPart 3 – Lay Kay Kaw Paris
\nChapter 10 – The River of T-Shirts
\nChapter 11 – What Have You Left?
\nChapter 12 – Look at the Zoo
\nEpilogue
\nAcknowledgments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":56750,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[21063],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-56749","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-history","7":"author-by-author-aung-naing-soe","8":"author-by-author-joe-freeman","9":"publisher-river-books","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFrontline Poets - ACC Art Books UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Title: Frontline Poets, Pages: 176 Pages, Publish Date: 14th Jul 2025, Author: Aung Naing Soe, Joe Freeman, ISBN: 9786164510920. 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