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Title: Sacred Vows
Review: I met the author and heard the poems at UH Manoa in both Khmer and English as they are also laid out in the text. It would be interesting to have an oral form/spoken word for this book. If you have an interest in Southeast Asia, Khmer Rouge,genocide or the human struggle this book offers enormous insight to all.It is tragically moving in some parts and although I am not much for poetry it is one of my prize posessions.I know little or nothing about poetry but the flow of the poems are not rythmic or fluid, but the words are essential. The author said he wrote in the style of Walt Witman which was a major shift from traditional Khmer poetry with it's oral and melodic style.This book is heavily based in myth, spirituality and hardship of a man who's life has seen the most extreme in hills and valleys.I recommend this book to anyone. For deepar understanding of the life of the author the Three Wilderness memoirs are also good.
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