Zeyar Lynn (b. 1958) is a Burmese poet, critic and translator.He is a leading figure of post modern poetry in Myanmar.Lynn has propagated "poetry from the head" as opposed to that from the heart. He has published more than twenty collections of poetry and essays. He is considered a major influence on the new generation of Burmese poets. He has also translated poets such as Wisława Szymborska, Tomas Tranströmer, John Ashbery, Sylvia Plath, and Charles Bernstein into Burmese