The Fort Talks:

Frontline Poets: The Literary Rebels Taking on Myanmar’s Military  

A Conversation with Aung Naing Soe and Joe Freeman

WHEN

Saturday, June 14, 2025, 7.30 p.m. Bangkok

WHERE:

The Fort, Bangkok and Live on The Fort’s Facebook Page

In Myanmar, poetry and popular uprisings have long been intertwined, including during pro-democracy movements. But who are the poets? Why have they played such a unique role throughout Myanmar’s history? And why does poetry continue to play such a prominent role in the lives of the people of Myanmar?
 
The Fort will host Aung Naing Soe and Joe Freeman, authors of Frontline Poets: The Literary Rebels Taking on Myanmar’s Military, to explore poetry and resistance in Myanmar.

This in-person event is open to the public and free of charge. It will also be livestreamed on The Fort's Facebook Page. Books will be available to purchase from the authors at the event. 

Panelists:

• Aung Naing Soe, filmmaker and journalist who covers civil unrest in Myanmar

• Joe Freeman, researcher on Myanmar, Amnesty International’s Regional Office

Moderator

• Puttanee Kangkun, Director, The Fort