Tinker Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Explore the Craft of Writing Southeast Asia covers the region south of China and east of India and includes the nations of Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Java, Malyasia, the Phillipines, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam. Indian verse was the earliest influence on the poetry of the area. A little later Buddhism played a major role as did Islam in Malaysia and Indonesia. There was also an infusion of Western cultures and languages through colonialism on all but Thialand at some point in history. Poetry is the most dominant genre of literature from this region and the earliest was rigid in structure and often meant to be performed. My image of Southeast Asia is of lush lands, green and untamed, tropical beaches and crowded noisy cities. . A fragment from Lamentations by Sunthorn Phu 1786-1855 Thai poet Oh, how everything was against me then Even white ants made their way to my bedroom. They ate the mat and destroyed all my books. It was distressing to think of those books And the yellow robes I used to wear Had holes in them like my weeping eyes. Countries of Southeast Asia Burma Cambodia Java Laos Malaysia Philippines Thailand Viet Nam Sri Lanka Southeast Asian Verse Forms and Genres Awit Chan Empat Empat Glawn Go Vat Hikayat Kakawin Kaap Kidug Kloang Kloon, Klon Kural Lilit Luc Vat Pantun Pantun Dua kerat Pantun Enam Belas Kerat Pathya Vat Raay Sarula Vikridita Sha'ir Song That Luc Bat Song That Luc Bat Sonnet Tanaga Tengahan Than Bauk Tho Bay Chu Tho Bon Chu Tho Nam Chu Tho Sau Chu Tho Tam Chu Totok Ya Du ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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