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“When I was in the sixth grade my friend and I always won writing contests, and we read a lot of books. We were always the ones that read the most books in class. I thought about writing but visual arts weren't part of my vocabulary.”

Quote by Chath Piersath

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Chath Piersath, born in 1970, is a talented poet whose works are renowned for their profound emotions and unique style. His poetry has won him numerous awards and has been published in many countries and regions. more

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“I have some advantages of viewing from the two lenses, the two perspectives. I think that a lot of visual artists who come back here from the United States and are Cambodian also write from their American references - looking inside the old culture, and looking at themselves as an American looking into the country where they were born.”

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