"This collection is important because these poems are a splendid counter to the current scholars' obsession with 'cultural authenticity' of national literatures. What we have got here is not so much just Burmese poetry as simply poetry (in the cosmopolitan sense) that happens to have been composed by Burmese in their language. It shows that Burma is part of the world and significantly part of World Literary Culture. The fact that we have both the Burmese language originals and the English translations (which are really lovely and wonderfully free of the usual attempt to 'Burmanise Buddhacise' the English) makes the collection not only enjoyable to readers anywhere, but also of serious importance to scholarship on Burmese literature." –F.K.L. Chit Hlaing, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Founding President of The Myanmar Studies Foundation, and Honorary Chair of the Myanmar Studies Group of the Association for Asian Studies "Bones will Crow is an illuminating account of real Myanmar narrated by uncensored and often deviant Burmese, who dare to dream and challenge the norms. Myanmar Studies scholars and literature fans often lament the lack of authentic Burmese voices in print, accessible to the world outside Burma. Bones will Crow not only fills this gap but also presents the readers a counter-narrative of 'exotic' Burma often associated with golden pagodas and smiling faces. Daily struggles under crony capitalism, confronting commercialization of female bodies, an exile's homesickness, issues Burmese grapple with leap out of the pages of this anthology. This anthology is a long overdue, much-welcomed addition to everyone interested in Myanmar and Burmese poetry."–Tharapi Than, Assistant Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Northern Illinois University
