Natural Poetic Images in the Poetry of Contemporary Southern Thai Poets

Abstract

This article examines natural poetic images in the poetry of nine contemporary southern poets, including Phanom Nanthapruek, Somjai Somkid, Kanokpong Songsompan, Touch Thada, Kanti Na Sattha, Rattanathada Kaewprom, Roon Ranode, Weerasak Yodrabam, and Rangsiman Julrik. The study focuses on how these poets use nature imagery to evoke sensory experiences—sight, taste, smell, hearing, and touch. The findings indicate that these poems present important ideas including nature inspiring poets and nature as a teacher of awakening and to natural crisis problems.