(NPR) He Used His Poetry To Speak Out Against Myanmar's Coup. It May Have Cost Him His Life

He Used His Poetry To Speak Out Against Myanmar's Coup. It May Have Cost Him His Life

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Myanmar poet Khet Thi died in police custody early last month. Authorities "said he died because of heart disease," his widow Chaw Su says. "But they just beat his head in."



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He Used His Poetry To Speak Out Against Myanmar's Coup. It May Have Cost Him His Life

"They shoot in the head, but they don't know the revolution is in the heart," Khet Thi wrote. He died in police custody. In opposing the coup, "I have decided to sacrifice my life," he told a friend.