Arun Budhathoki

Poet, Translator

Fredericton, New Brunswick, NB

Canada

New Brunswick CA

Author's Bio

Arun Budhathoki is a poet and writer originally from Nepal, now residing in Fredericton, NB, Canada. His work has been featured in international literary journals, and his previous poetry collection, Prisoner of an iPad: New Poems (2014), received critical acclaim. A guest author at the Sharjah International Book Fair (2015), Arun's writing navigates themes of migration, identity, and cultural dissonance. Arun has also translated a Nepali novel into English titled Shramatan: A Nepalese Migrant Worker's Memoir (2023).

And I Blamed Canadian Winter Again: Poems East & West is his latest offering, continuing his journey of storytelling across borders.

Publications & Prizes

Poetry

Books:

And I Blamed Canadian Winter Again: Poems East & West (Nirala Publications, 2025)

Prisoner of an ipad (Nirala Publications, 2014)

Translation

Book:

Shramatan: A Nepalese Migrant Worker’s Memoir by BN Joshi, translated from the Nepali (Nirala Publications, 2023)

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors:

Sylvia Plath, Toni Morrison, T.S. Eliot

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

Other

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English, Nepali

Born in:

Kathmandu, BA

Nepal

Bagmati

Raised in:

Kathmandu

Nepal

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Last update: Sep 09, 2025