tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post2530581483188821399..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: 'A Ministry Of Defense, But No Ministry Of Peace': A Celebration of Myanmar Poetry at the Irrawaddy Literary Festival by Dipika MukherjeeKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-35469795440937588492018-08-27T23:46:45.974+01:002018-08-27T23:46:45.974+01:00 Very poignant to read this just after watching t... Very poignant to read this just after watching the UN’s strong criticism of the Myanmar government for their army’s brutal massacres and ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya. I’ve been to Myanmar and loved the country and the people - hard to believe Such horrors can be going on. <br /><br />Thank you for this evocative article. You bring the different poets alive and while it’s difficult to get the quality of the poetry without knowing the original languages, the desire for peace and tolerance that comes through is both powerful and touching.<br /><br />And I’d forgotten about ‘the worlds largest book’ - an extraordinary place! Would have been a perfect site for the poetry festival. Griselda Heppelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09207965148074302337noreply@blogger.com