Nostalgia in Contemporary Tibetan Poetics
The burden of deciphering ourselves is a beginning and it’s not an easy journey. It’s wonderful it’s happening and we will see where it takes us.
Gendun Choephel
Gendun Choephel was born 1903 in a small village in eastern Tibet, near the silk road, at the Chinese border, in a remote region populated by nomads. This region was inhabited by Muslims, Chinese, and Tibetans who were constantly fighting each other. The villages were often attacked and looted by warlords. In this explosive and …
Q&A with Tsering Namgyal Khortsa
Poet/writer Bhuchung D. Sonam speaks to Tsering Namgyal Khortsa on his novel The Tibetan Suitcase.
Tibet: A room for hope?
“I am Indian, perhaps more Indian than you. Why do I need a certificate?”
Of Mixed Race
The fading mirage, / The offspring of those poor and clandestine tribes, / Amidst the great mountains and flowing rivers,
Rethinking Tibetan Identity
What can we offer and what can we do for our sisters and brothers in Tibet? What can we do for our sisters and brothers in this shrinking global village?
Lhasa
Majestic peaks, crowned with eternal snow / swaying in the blue heavens.
My Country
As the purple sky kisses the horizon once again / Life retires in the warmth of the chimney fire,