Category: poetry

Nausea

“As we lounge around at home, eyes fixed on the images on television screen, we may think that our butts are glued to the sofa, but in reality we do not stay in place: we’re traveling back to the age where dinosaurs reigned/will reign supreme.”

Maha Asiarawat Raja Stuti on the Occasion of His Majesty the King’s Birthday, 5 December 1973

Written by Sujit WongthesTranslated by Nalin Sindhuprama [คลิกที่นี่เพื่ออ่านต้นฉบับ “มหาอาเศียรวาทราชสดุดี เนื่องในวันเฉลิมพระชนมพรรษาพระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว 5 ธันวาคม 2516”] In 2012, controversy erupted in Thailand over a few lines of verse in praise of King Bhumibol on the occasion of his 85th birthday. The praise poem (asirawat or asiarawat) graced the … Continue reading Maha Asiarawat Raja Stuti on the Occasion of His Majesty the King’s Birthday, 5 December 1973