“Tibetan Poetry as Resistance,” Bhuchung D. Sonam, Founder, TibetWrites (5-6:30pm, Classics 110)
Experience the power of words as a tool for cultural preservation and social change. Join us as the leading Tibetan poet and activist shares insights on poetry, resistance, and the Tibetan experience.
Bhuchung D. Sonam is a Tibetan poet, translator, and publisher born in Tibet and currently living in exile in India. As a founding member of TibetWrites, a press and online platform for Tibetan writing, and its imprint Blackneck Books, which has published over 50 Tibetan creative works, Sonam has played a pivotal role in promoting and preserving Tibetan literature. His books include Songs from Dewachen and Yak Horns: Notes on Contemporary Tibetan Writing, Music and Film & Politics. He has edited Muses in Exile: An Anthology of Tibetan Poetry, and compiled and translated Burning the Sun’s Braids: New Poetry from Tibet. In 2022, Sonam received the Ostana Prize, which recognizes writers who help preserve literature in minority languages.
Through his work, Sonam significantly contributes to making Tibetan literature more accessible to a global audience, and fostering a sense of cultural identity and brotherhood among Tibetans. His efforts continue to shape perceptions of Tibetan writers and Tibet itself, underlining the importance of preserving and sharing Tibetan literary voices in the contemporary world.
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