Poet, National Artist of Thailand Angkarn Kalayanapong Has Died August 27, 2012: Angkarn Kalayanapong, renowned poet and National Artist of Thailand (named in 1989), passed away Saturday at 86 after long battles against heart disease and diabetes. From The Nation: "I breathe poems," Angkarn said during one of his last interviews this year. "I do believe that poems can change society for the better. Only people [...] by Harriet Staff