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Thailand… to get poetic about…

By Lung Jan
Posted in Background, The Culture, Poetry
Tags: Anchalee Vivatanachai, Angarn Kalayanapong, Chit Phumisak, poet, poem, Paiwarin Khao Ngam, Saksiri Meesomsueb, Sunthorn Phu

January 29 2022

I have found over the years that we Farang are generally not very familiar with the literature, let alone the poetry of our host country. Expats who want to integrate generally have a more thorough knowledge of, say, the local range of food, drink or women than of what is generally described as 'higher' culture.

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Thailand… to get poetic about…