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8 Responses to “A Quote From 19th Century Khmer Poetry”

1. #  Anonymous 2:27 AM

   This is the first time that I heard this poem! Could you tell us from which book do you extract this poem from?  

2. #  seserak 10:08 PM

   Mungkol,
   
   It's a quote from " Anthology of the 19th Century's Khmer Literature," by Khing Hokdy.
   
   The original mauscript of Poet Ean Wat, from which I quoted above, was destroyed in 1975. Fotunately, a small part of it was published in Kampuch Soriya, then a famous Khmer Literature Magazine.
   
   As for the book,it presents short biographies of the 19 century's Khmer poets along with excerpts of their works.
   
   Highly recommended!  

3. #  Anonymous 11:06 AM

   Oh thanks a lot Seserak!
   
   I'd love to read it but have to wait till I get back home :(  

4. #  Soursdey 8:53 PM

   also a first time for me. I love olden Khmer poetry. I find the wordings to be much deeper and meaningful than most works of the modern Khmer poets. I really do need to check the library for this book.  

5. #  Anonymous 2:19 AM

   wow, i'm impressed with the use of words in that poem. Really a master piece. Thanks for sharing.  

6. #  p+k 4:36 PM

   Nice poem bro. Thanks for sharing. Maybe ehhh i can use it ;)  

7. #  Lux 6:03 PM

   Fantastic poem. I'm afraid you wrote it by yourself.  

8. #  Anonymous 10:13 PM

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