Janak Sapkota Explained

Janak Sapkota (ne|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,^[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] [22]} Swedish,^[23] German, 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]
• 2005: Lights Along the Road, co-author with American Poet Suzy Conway, Bamboo Press, Nepal, ^[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,
• 2013: Whisper of Pines / Cogar na nGiuiseanna, Bilingual edition, Irish translations by Gabriel Rosenstock, Original Writing, Ireland,
• 2016: Long Days of Rain, The Onslaught Press, United Kingdom,

Inclusion in anthologies

• Poems for the Hazara. 2014. .
• A Vast Sky. Tancho, 2015. .
• Naad Anunaad. Vishwakarma, 2016. .

Notes and References

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