Ko Ko Thett

Ko Ko Thett (Burmese: ကိုကိုသက်; stylised as ko ko thett; born in 1972 in Rangoon) is a Burmese poet and writer based in Norwich, United Kingdom.[1][2] He has written under the pen name Jet Ni.[3] Ko Ko Thett has published poetry anthologies and translations in both Burmese and English.[1] In 1995, Ko Ko Thett began studying engineering at the Yangon Technological University, where he began publishing samizdat poems.[4] He was detained the following year for his involvement in the December 1996 student uprising.[2] Upon his release in April 1997, he left the country.[2] In 2012, he won the 2012 English PEN Writers in Translation Programme Award for Bones will Crow, an anthology of 15 contemporary Burmese poets.[5][2]

In this Burmese name, the given name is Ko Ko Thett. There is no family name.
Ko Ko Thett
ကိုကိုသက်
Born1972 (1972) (age 51)
Rangoon, Burma
EducationYangon Technological University
Occupations
  • Poet
  • writer
Websitekokothett.webs.com

Works
  • Bones Will Crow: 15 Contemporary Burmese Poets (2012)
  • The Burden of Being Burmese (2015)
  • Foo Foo Thett’s Page on an Internet Dating Site (2016)
  • ACCENT (2018)
  • Bamboophobia (2022)

References
  1. "ko ko thett". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  2. "ko ko thett". Poetry International. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  3. Wood, Robert (2019-10-08). "On the Other Hand: An Interview with Ko Ko Thett". BLARB. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  4. "ko ko thett". Adi magazine. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  5. "A word from the translator - James Byrne". English Pen. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
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