BIO Nadeesh is a poet and a Computer Engineer who graduated from the Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk, Nepal. He currently works as an IT consultant in the US and spends much time writing poetry, hiking, and camping. . Schrodinger’s Temple Oh, Father Schrodinger You built a temple There lies the God inside. You say- He…
BIO Deepak Samchu is a young Nepali poet and theater artist. His poems are published in several poetry journals and anthologies. He has received several awards for his works, including The Best Young Poet of the Year 2010 by Vani Prakashan. He holds post graduate degree in Nepali literature from Tribhuvan University. BIO Suman Pokhrel…
BIO Suman Pokhrel is a poet, writer, and translator. He was awarded the SAARC Literary Award in 2013 and 2015, and his work has appeared in notable journals worldwide. Suman Pokhral is also a lyricist, playwright, and artist. His poems have been translated into Arabic, Bengali, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Maithili, Odia, Persian, Sanskrit, Spanish…
BIO Sabita Gautam Dahal is a contemporary Nepali poet. She has two books of poetry in Nepali to her credit. The English translations of her poems have been published in several South Asian journals and anthologies. She holds an M.Sc. Degree in Chemistry and M.A. in Sociology and English Literature from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. She…
BIO Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374) largely is remembered today for a work officially titled Rerum vulgarium fragmenta (Rvf), 366 poems which chronicle the speaker’s unrequited love for a beautiful, married, and devout woman named Laura during her lifetime and long after she died of bubonic plague. BIO Lee Harlin Bahan has had two collections of…
BIO Recipient of fellowships and grants from The Rockefeller Foundation, Ireland Literature Exchange, Trubar Foundation, Slovenia, The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature and The Foundation for the Production and Translation of Dutch Literature, Yuyutsu Sharma is a world renowned Himalayan poet and translator. He has published ten poetry collections including, The Second Buddha Walk, A Blizzard in my Bones: New York…
Born in the Panchthar district in Eastern Nepal, on August 9, 1939, and studied in both Nepal and India, Bairagi Kainla is a living legend of Nepali literature. He has published over a dozen books of poetry, prose, and translation. He has served as the chancellor of Royal Nepal Academy, and also as a life…
BIO Born on 29 April 1969 in Salyan, Nepal, Ramesh Kshitij is a poet, writer, and lyricist. He has written and many stories and songs, but he is best known for his poetry. He has published two collections of poems and a collection of short stories. A civil servant by profession, he has received many awards and…
BIO Bhupi Sherchan (1937-1990) is one of the most read iconic poets of Nepal, who started the trend of free verses in Nepali literature. He was born in the Mustang district in northern Nepal and studied in Nepal and India. His poetry collection, “Ghumne Mech Mathi Andho Manche” (Blind man on a Revolving Chair) published…
. BIO: Holly Day has taught writing classes at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, since 2000. Her poetry has recently appeared in Tampa Review, SLAB, and Gargoyle, while her newest nonfiction book, Tattoos FAQ, is coming out from Backbeat Books at the end of 2017. . The End of All Plans I…
BIO Michael Salcman is a poet, physician, and art historian. His poems have appeared in Alaska Quarterly Review, Arts & Letters, Hopkins Review, The Hudson Review, New Letters, Notre Dame Review, Poet Lore and Ontario Review. Salcman is the author of four chapbooks. His books include The Clock Made of Confetti (Orchises, 2007), nominated for The Poets’…
BIO Rich Murphy’s poetry collections have won two national book awards: Gival Press Poetry Prize 2008 for Voyeur and in 2013 the Press Americana Poetry Prize for Americana. Asylum Seeker is the third in a trilogy out now (2018) Press Americana. First in the trilogy was Americana, Body Politic, the second, published by Prolific Press…
