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Suman Pokhrel [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
Biratnagar, KO
Nepal
Kosi NP
Email: 
suman_pokhrel@yahoo.com
Bio: 

Suman Pokhrel is a Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator, and artist. His poetry has been translated into multiple languages and featured in prominent literary journals around the world. His theatrical and lyrical works have been performed in the United States, as well as in several Asian and European countries.

Pokhrel’s poetry has been incorporated into academic curricula in Nepal and India. In Nepal, his original Nepali poem Taj Mahal ra Mero Prem (“The Taj Mahal and My Love”) is part of the undergraduate syllabus at Purbanchal University. Additionally, the English translation of his poem Standing in the Market is included in the B.Ed. program at Tribhuvan University. In India, his English poem You are as You are is studied in M.A. English programs at Kerala University, G.D. Goenka University, and Mar Ivanios College (Autonomous). The English version of Taj Mahal ra Mero Prem is also part of the B.A. curriculum at Cauvery College for Women (Autonomous).

Pokhrel has translated and published the works of over a hundred poets and writers from across the globe into Nepali, English, Hindi, and Urdu. He has published eight books to date, including three collections of translations.

He has been recognized with numerous national and international awards. In 2023, he received the Asia's Inspiring Poet Award from Asia Award and the Shaluk International Literature Award from Shaluk Literary Magazine in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was named Author of the Month by Spillwords Press (New York, USA) in June 2023 and again in May 2025. Earlier, he was honored with the SAARC Literary Award in both 2013 and 2015, becoming the only recipient to earn this distinction twice.

 

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Favorite authors: 
Lakshmi Prasad Devkota, Gopal Prasad Rimal, Ishwar Ballav, Forough Farrokhzad, Mahmoud Darwish, Nazim Hikmet, Nizar Qabbani, Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda, Sahir Ludhiyanvi, Sylvia Plath, among others
Twitter/X: 
sumanpokhrel
Born in: 
Biratnagar, KO
Nepal
Kosi
Raised in: 
Biratnagar, KO
Nepal
Kosi
Website: 
https://sumanpokhrel.wixsite.com/nowhere [2]
Prizes won: 
  • May 2025 Author of the Month (Spillwords Press, USA)
  • Asia's Inspiring Poet Award 2023, (Asia Awards)
  • June 2023 Author of the Month (Spillwords Press, USA)
  • Shaluk International Literary Award - 2023 (Shaluk, Bangladesh)
  • Babarsingh Thapa Memorial Award 2022 (DKBSTMT, Nepal)
  • Bhanu Medal 2022  (Bhanu Kala Kendra, Nepal)
  • Aarohan Poetry Honor 2022  (Aarohan, Nepal)
  • Sasiddhi National Talant Award 2019  (Nepali Kala Sahitya Dot Com Pratishthan, Nepal)
  • SAARC Literary Award 2015  (Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature, Soutth Asia)
  • SAARC Literary Award 2013 (Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature, Soutth Asia)
  • Parikalpana Nepali Sahitya Samman 2012 (Parikalpana Samaya, India)
  • Jayendra Best Book of the Year 2009 (Nepal) (for poetry collection "Jeevanko Chheubaata")
Identifies as: 
South Asian
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Any
Children
Men
Teenagers
Veterans
Women

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/suman_pokhrel

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/suman_pokhrel [2] https://sumanpokhrel.wixsite.com/nowhere