Janak Sapkota

Janak Sapkota (Nepali: जनक सापकोटा; born 1987) is a Nepalese haiku poet[1][2][3] who works mainly in the English language.[4][5][6] He is based in Finland.

Sapkota's books include Long Days of Rain (2016). His haiku have appeared internationally in poetry journals and magazines such as The Shop,[7] Frogpond,[8] Shamrock,[9][10] Chrysanthemum,[11] Ardea,[12] Fri haiku, Notes from the Gean,[13][14][15] The Living Haiku Anthology.[16] His haiku are included in haiku anthologies such as A Vast Sky, Naad Anunaad, and Poems for the Hazara.

In 2006 he won the Smrufit Samhain International Haiku Award.

Life and work

Born in Baglung, Nepal,[2][17] he currently resides in Finland.

He is a member of the World Poetry Movement.

Translations of his haiku are published in Finnish,[18][19][20] Irish/Gaelic,[21][8][22] Swedish,[23] German,[11] Romanian[24] and Hindi.[25]

Awards

  • 2006: Smrufit Samhain International Haiku Award[26]
  • 2009: Ukiah Haiku Award[27][28]
  • 2017: Commended Haiku in Iafor Vladmir Devide Haiku Award[29]

Publications

  • 2004: Winter Lights, Haiku booklet with Irish Poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh, Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc, Ireland[1][2][3]
  • 2005: Lights Along the Road, co-author with American Poet Suzy Conway, Bamboo Press, Nepal, ISBN 9789994656356[3][30]
  • 2010: Full Moon, Limited bilingual edition, Irish translation by Gabriel Rosenstock and illustrations by Danielle Creenaune, Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc, Ireland
  • 2012: A Firefly Lights the Page / Tulikärpänen valaisee sivun, Bilingual edition, Finnish versions by Arto Lappi, SanaSato, Finland, ISBN 9789525804294
  • 2013: Whisper of Pines / Cogar na nGiuiseanna, Bilingual edition, Irish translations by Gabriel Rosenstock, Original Writing, Ireland, ISBN 9781908817419
  • 2016: Long Days of Rain, The Onslaught Press, United Kingdom, ISBN 9781912111718

Inclusion in anthologies

References

  1. ^ a b Sharma, Yuyustu RD (2005-03-05). Written at Nepal. "Mellow madness sneaking…". The Himalayan Times. Kathmandu: International Media Network- Nepal Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  2. ^ a b c "The Living Haiku Anthology - Sapkota, Janak". livinghaikuanthology.com. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  3. ^ a b c "Poet Profile". The Haiku Foundation. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  4. ^ Singh, Ram Kumar (2017-03-28). "Indian Writing in English: A Reflection on the emerging creative and critical trends". www.lit.org. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  5. ^ "मधुवन २०७५।०९।२७". Radio Nepal (in Nepali). Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  6. ^ Sharma, Mohraj. "AP News HD". www.ap1.tv (in Nepali). Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  7. ^ Sapkota, Janak (Summer 2011). "Four Haiku". The Shop- Poetry Magazine. Summer 2011.
  8. ^ a b "Frogpond- The Journal of American Haiku Society" (PDF). The Haiku Society of America. 2012.
  9. ^ "Shamrock/Authors Index". shamrockhaiku.webs.com. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  10. ^ Kudryavitsky, Anatoly, ed. (2011). Shamrock Haiku Journal: 2007 – 2011. Dublin: Shamrock Haiku Journal. ISBN 9781470938307.
  11. ^ a b "Haiku" (PDF). Chrysanthemum. 11: 61. April 2012.
  12. ^ Kinory, John (August 2011). "Ardea" (PDF). Ardea. 1: 33.
  13. ^ Sapkota, Janak (March 2012). Jones, Colin Stewart (ed.). "Haiku". Notes from the Gean. 3:4: 134.
  14. ^ Sapkota, Janak (June 2012). Jones, Colin Stewart (ed.). "Haiku". Notes from the Gean. 13: 147.
  15. ^ Sapkota, Janak (September 2011). Jones, Colin Stewart (ed.). "Haiku". Notes from the Gean. 10: 242.
  16. ^ "The Living Haiku Anthology - Sapkota, Janak". livinghaikuanthology.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  17. ^ घिमिरे, लीलानाथ (2012-07-04). "विदेशमा चम्कदै नेपाली ठिटो". कान्तिपुर (in Nepali). Kathmandu. Kantipur Publications. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  18. ^ "Sapkota Janak | sanasato". www.sanasato.net. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  19. ^ "Janak Sapkota Tulikärpänen valaisee sivun – A Firefly Lights the Page". Kiiltomato.net. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  20. ^ "Haiku Anthologies - World Haiku Review". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  21. ^ Sapkota, Janak (2013). Whisper of Pines. translator Gabriel Rosenstock. Dublin: Original Writing, Dublin.
  22. ^ "Nonduality Salon Highlights, #2870". www.nonduality.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  23. ^ "Janak Sapkota Haikudikter" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  24. ^ "The Book of the 2016 Contest- Sharpening the Green Pencil". Sharpening the Green Pencil = Ascuţind Creionul Verde: The Antology of Contest: Haiku Contest Organized by the Romanian Kukai Group. Translated by Opera, Christina. Romania: Romanian Kukai Group. 2016. ISSN 2284-9327.
  25. ^ Haikusansaar (2014-01-19). "haikusansaar हाइकु संसार: Janak Sapkota". haikusansaar हाइकु संसार. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  26. ^ "Young haiku master". The Himalayan Times. Kathmandu: The Himalayan Times. 2006-11-05. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  27. ^ "The Seventh Annual Ukiah Haiku Award Winning Entries" (PDF). ukiahaiku.org. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  28. ^ Halverson, Nathan (2009-04-27). "Those of few words rule at haiku festival". THE PRESS DEMOCRAT. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  29. ^ "Announcing the Winners: IAFOR Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award 2017". IAFOR Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  30. ^ Wellington, Chrissie, ed. (2005-11-02). "A section of haiku poems from 'Lights Along The Road'" (PDF). Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN) Newsletter. Vol. 9. Kathmandu: Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN). Retrieved 2019-02-19.