Janak Sapkota (Nepali: जनक सापकोटा; born 1987) is a Nepalese haiku poet who works mainly in the English language. 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, Frogpond, Shamrock, Chrysanthemum, Ardea, Fri haiku, Notes from the Gean, The Living Haiku Anthology. 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, he currently resides in Finland.
He is a member of the World Poetry Movement.
Translations of his haiku are published in Finnish, Irish/Gaelic, Swedish, German, Romanian and Hindi.
Awards
- 2006: Smrufit Samhain International Haiku Award
- 2009: Ukiah Haiku Award
- 2017: Commended Haiku in Iafor Vladmir Devide Haiku Award
Publications
- 2004: Winter Lights, Haiku booklet with Irish Poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh, Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc, Ireland
- 2005: Lights Along the Road, co-author with American Poet Suzy Conway, Bamboo Press, Nepal, ISBN 9789994656356
- 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
- Poems for the Hazara. 2014. ISBN 978-0983770824.
- A Vast Sky. Tancho, 2015. ISBN 9780983714125.
- Naad Anunaad. Vishwakarma, 2016. ISBN 978-9385665332.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Living Haiku Anthology - Sapkota, Janak". livinghaikuanthology.com. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ "Poet Profile". The Haiku Foundation. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- 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.
- "मधुवन २०७५।०९।२७". Radio Nepal (in Nepali). Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- Sharma, Mohraj. "AP News HD". www.ap1.tv (in Nepali). Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- Sapkota, Janak (Summer 2011). "Four Haiku". The Shop- Poetry Magazine. Summer 2011.
- ^ "Frogpond- The Journal of American Haiku Society" (PDF). The Haiku Society of America. 2012.
- "Shamrock/Authors Index". shamrockhaiku.webs.com. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- Kudryavitsky, Anatoly, ed. (2011). Shamrock Haiku Journal: 2007 – 2011. Dublin: Shamrock Haiku Journal. ISBN 9781470938307.
- ^ "Haiku" (PDF). Chrysanthemum. 11: 61. April 2012.
- Kinory, John (August 2011). "Ardea" (PDF). Ardea. 1: 33.
- Sapkota, Janak (March 2012). Jones, Colin Stewart (ed.). "Haiku". Notes from the Gean. 3:4: 134.
- Sapkota, Janak (June 2012). Jones, Colin Stewart (ed.). "Haiku". Notes from the Gean. 13: 147.
- Sapkota, Janak (September 2011). Jones, Colin Stewart (ed.). "Haiku". Notes from the Gean. 10: 242.
- "The Living Haiku Anthology - Sapkota, Janak". livinghaikuanthology.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- घिमिरे, लीलानाथ (2012-07-04). "विदेशमा चम्कदै नेपाली ठिटो". कान्तिपुर (in Nepali). Kathmandu. Kantipur Publications. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- "Sapkota Janak | sanasato". www.sanasato.net. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- "Janak Sapkota Tulikärpänen valaisee sivun – A Firefly Lights the Page". Kiiltomato.net. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- "Haiku Anthologies - World Haiku Review". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- Sapkota, Janak (2013). Whisper of Pines. translator Gabriel Rosenstock. Dublin: Original Writing, Dublin.
- "Nonduality Salon Highlights, #2870". www.nonduality.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- "Janak Sapkota Haikudikter" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- "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.
- Haikusansaar (2014-01-19). "haikusansaar हाइकु संसार: Janak Sapkota". haikusansaar हाइकु संसार. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- "Young haiku master". The Himalayan Times. Kathmandu: The Himalayan Times. 2006-11-05. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- "The Seventh Annual Ukiah Haiku Award Winning Entries" (PDF). ukiahaiku.org. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- Halverson, Nathan (2009-04-27). "Those of few words rule at haiku festival". THE PRESS DEMOCRAT. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- "Announcing the Winners: IAFOR Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award 2017". IAFOR Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- 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.