Translator, painter, poet, and writer, Kathup Tsering was born in Tsoe, a small town in Amdo, Tibet, and went to a local school there. In 1994 Kathup escaped from Tibet, and in exile, studied at TCV School. He writes in Tibetan, Chinese, and English. Currently Kathup works with Tibetan Writers Abroad PEN Centre. Kathup Tsering’s …
March Reflections
A dark fog / wrapped itself around Lhasa
The Depraved Era (1959-1969)
Life threatened / Separated / By the devils hand
Train from Beijing
The train arrives, a mammoth of shadow, / A dark and slow-moving train;
Untitled
I dream the / way my / people do always
In This Life I saw
a man / devoid of limps / lying on the ground
Forget Him Not
Forget him not / A little creature / Caged within his prison
Barkhor
Darkness descends / From the sky / Ere sunset
The Breath of Love
I draw the highway to heaven / beneath the shade of hell
I Hold My Candle
Silent foreboding behind prison’s door / shadows of the willow scatter across your pillow
Short Ones
Around the natural tower, we travel / And we climb on the pillar of life.
