We’re thrilled to continue today our string of National Translation Month premieres: for the first time we’re featuring a selection of contemporary poetry from Nepal, curated and translated by the acclaimed poet and translator Yuyutsu Sharma. From the statement of a rape victim to the longing of the immigrant, to surviving the pandemic, these remarkable poems pierce the heart while bringing us a breath of fresh air straight from the slopes of the Himalayan glaciers. Many thanks to Yuyutsu Sharma for translating and sending us these beauties.

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Click here to read Seven Poems by Seven Nepali Poets
Translated from the Nepali by Yuyutsu Sharma

—Claudia Serea and Loren Kleinman