Rohingya poet publishes debut collection from Cox's Bazar refugee camps
Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- year-old Rohingya poet and teacher living in Bangladesh's vast refugee camps has published his debut poetry collection, offering a poignant look at displacement, memory, and everyday life for a generation growing up with few opportunities to leave the camps or pursue higher education.
Ro Hefzu's Still I Breathe: Voices the World Must Hear, a 148-page collection published earlier this year, was officially launched at a literary gathering in Cox's Bazar on August 14, backed by PEN International and its Young Writers Committee.
Originally from Kyaung Taung village in Myanmar's Buthidaung Township, Rakhine State, Hefzu now resides in the refugee settlements of southeastern Bangladesh, where he teaches local Rohingya child...
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