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BONES WILL CROW AN ANTHOLOGY OF BURMESE POETRY EDITED BY KO KO THETT AND JAMES BYRNE N I U P R E S S I Dekalb, II © 2013 by Northern Illin.ois University Press Published by the Northern Illinois University Press, DeKalb, Illinois 60115 A version of Bones Will Crow, entitled 'Bones Will Crow: 15 Contemporary Poets' was published in the United Kingdom by Arc Publications Ltd. in July 2012. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bones will crow : an anthology of Burmese poetry I edited and translated by Ko Ko Thett & James Byrne. pagescm Summary: "This is the first anthology of contemporary Burmese poets pub lished in the United States. It includes the work of Burmese poets who have been in exile and in prison. It will announce to American readers the vitality and importance of Burmese poetry to world literature" -Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-0-87580-691-4 (pbk: alk. paper) -ISBN 978-1-60909-086-9 (e-book) 1. Burmese poetry-Translations into English. I. Ko Ko Thett, 1972- editor of compilation, translator. II. Byrne, James, 1977- editor of compilation, translator. PL3984.5.E5B663 2013 895'.81408 dc23 2013009416 ko ko thett dedicates this book to his parents and to a little goby James Byrne is grateful for a Stein Fellowship from New York University during the early period of his research on this anthology. Additional thanks to Tony Ward and Angela Jarman at Arc. CONTENTS Foreword-Ruth Padel I 11 Editors' Preface I 15 Introduction - Zeyar Lynn I 17 TIN MOE Biographical note I 25 26 I ~:QG~:r.xfJo?q.S'iP: • from TI1e Years We Didn't See the Dawn I 27 • Desert Years I 33 • from A Standard Human Wish/ 35 • Meeting with the Buddha I 37 THITSAR Nl Biographical note I 45 46 I y~Gof>G:xY.> 0101J"!P= • from Redundant Sentences I 47 52 I 3dQ;:SQ o • Untitled 1 I 53 52 I roa5t.roG:Gcw~§8: • Handwalking I 53 54 I .p')G~: • Obituary I 55 56 I 3dQE§Q 9 • Untitled 3 I 57 AUNG CHEIMT Biographical note I 61 62 I G3d.>t~~1.~8: • Aung Cheimt Goes 6ed~C to the Cinema I 63 64 I ::nd5~8:'iP:rroSp • Flashback Journal I 65 68 I u~:<9Gbpa5~.3d~S • After Prufrock's ~~8:~ 9=~ 'Love Song' I 69 72 I <9oS~U103~Q~ • You Will Read I 73 MA El Biographical note I 79 • A Letter for Lovers and Haters I 81 • A Catastrophic Rune /85 • My Island /87 • Weather Forecast I 89 Contents I 7 MAUNG CHAW NWE Biographical note I 95 96 I Q~OO?Gf>~ Qtqp:~... • Mr. Charley ... I 97 98 I o8rr~cooo: • A Sun-ripened Song I 99 100 I ~mS: • Harbour I 101 106 I C'j?~[oS.y.~:Q?co<J.Y)8 • Unpopular Chap/ 107 MAUNG PYIYT MIN Biographical note I 119 120 I co~ ~J.:Gf>8:t. .. • A Bunch of 52 Keys I 121 122 I SdQoS~::j:c.Or~~ • Shall I Plunge into a Big Bummer? I 123 126 I co.y.?oS~: §8o8 • The Last Element I 127 128 I OOQ:oo§8: • Yearning I 129 KHIN AUNG AYE Biographical note I 133 134 I CO<if?06aS • Achilles' Heel I 135 138 I JO~OI ~oomqp ... • 2010 the curvaceousness of Burmese poetry I 139 140 I Q<Oqp.§8§8: ... • State of Unhappiness ... I 141 a+;;; • 142 I G:x>oj>oS~ gun and cheese I 143 ZEYARLYNN Biographical note I 147 148 I qb:>~t:(J)') qlo.:>~t:QO(oS~: • My History is Not Mine I 149 150 I 'roS~oS~~ ~:bproG:~: • The Ways of the Beards I 151 • 152 I oo~O:~: Slide Show I 153 158 I ~oS3Soo • Sling Bag I 159 MAUNG THEIN ZAW Biographical note I 165 166 I SdC(OJ~ • the heat bearer I 167 168 I Qt?~ • mantra I 169 168 I !f02t.oot§oot§.y.oS:m: • deva right in front of dukkha I 169 170 I 03~~o • clue I 171 8 I Bones Will Crow MOEZAW Biographical note I 175 • Rose, 1985 I 177 • Vera I 181 • Story I 181 • Moonless Night I 183 • Three Friends I 185 MOE WAY Biographical note I 191 192 I d5~~bjt • If You Need To Piss ... I 193 :D~::DQ~:m:::>.or:n 194 I o 0?d'x:noSoooS • Watch Out Maung <D~ <D~t::D~CO'): Maw1g ... I 195 196 1c oo:r:>toom co§:>8~: • Misfits within Limits I 197 198 I coo:nt3d.>o~m~:,;p • Vuvuzela I 199 ~~8lC\Y.) 202 I m§E& o5.p9 • So the Library, So Also the [9 o5.p9 Museum I 203 KO KOTHETT Biographical note I 207 208 I ... <D.§.<">'1J8§8: • panning for alluvialgold ... /209 210 I ~cocr:f)~a roo5y6d5:§8:~... • timely applause and toothy smiles I 211 212 I §~~~SbjcR~q;> • the burden of being bama I 213 216 I §~aSoom CO')Obj • from permanent :DQt::D<">'1jt:~: installations I 217 EAINDRA Biographical note I 221 222 I ~~~8 :::>.3an8: • Lullaby for a Night I 223 222 I c\Sc\5 • Lily I 223 226 I SaS moo:cR068: • Pitch for a Playful Mind I 227 228 I ~,<Db)<DD6<Doo o5anQ<Df>bjcR Cl: • Molly, Whose Tank Has Been Emptied I 229 230 I ~~cot.··· ~~8QtooSbjo5 • The Day (Before That Day) I 231 Contents I 9 PANDORA Biographical note I 237 • The Scene of the City Siege by the Daft I 239 • An Evening with a City Girl I 241 244 I G~Gj9o:>t(;.x:Xf3~ • Entertainment I 245 246 I roa5Gjp~oo8~: • The Sniper I 247 MAUNGYU PY Biographical note I 251 252 I ~~t. ~ooSG61a5 • Just Like This, Again This Time I 253 254 I <q~CY(~ JOOO • Yangon 2010 I 255 256 I GG-f~m... • A UFO Sighting ... I 257 258 I G<qQ§tB:G3J')a51{' • Under the Great Ice Sheet I 259 Glossary of Burmese Terms I 263 Biographical Notes on Editors & Translators I 265

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