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Myanmar poet arrested because love poetry carried hidden message criticizing the leader of the military junta

Posted by kluciole at 1/24/2008 5:10 PM

Categories: International, Human Rights, Politics, Writing, news

Poet's hidden message angers junta

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- A Myanmar poet known for his odes to love was arrested after penning a Valentine's Day poem that carried a hidden message criticizing the leader of the country's military junta, Senior Gen. Than Shwe, colleagues said Thursday.

The poet, Saw Wai, was arrested Tuesday, a day after his poem "February 14" was published in the popular weekly entertainment magazine "A Chit," or "Love," according to friends and colleagues who spoke on condition of anonymity fearing reprisals.

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