Marking one year since of the coup by the military regime in Myanmar, Picking off new shoots will not stop the spring is a landmark anthology of Burmese voices that refuse to be silenced, many translated into English for the first time.
The Singapore book launch of New Shoots presents editors Ko Ko Thett and Brian Haman, alongside Nandar and moderated by Daryl Lim Wei Jie. This one-hour conversation will feature the poets and writers who have weaved their words and lives into Myanmar's history of resistance:
How was this anthology assembled and translated through the ongoing Spring Revolution?
Drawing poetry from over a span of 30 years, how does the book represent Myanmar's rich tradition of political poetry?
To bear witness, to remember and to stand by those who fought and continue to fight, how might poetry do all this and more?
VENUE: Ethos Books (Youtube Live)
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAVcZ_oEw1c
EVENT WEBSITE: Facebook
DATE AND TIME
18 Feb 2022, 7.30pm-8.30pm