Zawgyi, Burmese poet, author, literary historian, critic, scholar and academic (died 1990)

Zawgyi (writer)

Burmese poet, author, literary historian, critic, scholar and academic

Saya Zawgyi was a distinguished and leading Burmese poet, author, literary historian, critic, scholar and academic. He is regarded as the greatest of Myanmar's poets. His name, Zawgyi, refers to a mythical wizard from Burmese mythology. He was one of the leaders of the Hkit san…