K Za Win
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Born
1982
Chanthar Swe
1982
Occupations
- Poet
- Buddhist monk
K Za Win | |
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| ကိုကေဇဝင်း | |
| Born | Chanthar Swe 1982 |
| Died | 3 March 2021 (aged 38–39) |
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K Za Win (Burmese: ကိုကေဇဝင်း; 1982 – 3 March 2021) was a Burmese poet and former Buddhist monk, best known for his collection of long-form poems, My Reply to Ramon.[1]
K Za Win was born Chanthar Swe (ချမ်းသာဆွေ) in 1982 in the town of Letpadaung, Sagaing Division, Burma to a peasant family.[2][3][4] His family lost land to the Letpadaung Copper Mine, a Chinese-owned mine.[5]