About this Event
Bhuchung D Sonam is a poet, writer, translator and publisher. His books include Songs from Dewachen, Songs of the Arrow and Yak Horns: Notes on Contemporary Tibetan Writing, Music and Film & Politics. He has edited Muses in Exile: An Anthology of Tibetan Poetry and has compiled and translated Burning the Sun’s Braids: New Poetry from Tibet. He is a founding member and editor of TibetWrites and its imprint Blackneck Books, which promotes and publishes the creative works of Tibetans.
His writings are published in the Washington Post, Asahi Weekly, Journal of Indian Literature, HIMAL Southasian, Hindustan Times and Tibetan Review among others.
In June 2022, he was awarded the Ostana Prize Youth Award in the category of ‘Writings in Mother Tongue' and was profiled in the New York Times for his literary contributions. He has attended Bangalore Poetry Festival, Sahityotsav 2023 – A Festival of Letters and Jaipur Literature Festival (2024).
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Odyssey Bookshop, 9 College Street, South Hadley, United States
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