Tsering Wangmo Dhompa (born 1969[1]) is the first Tibetan female poet to be published in English.[2] She was raised in India and Nepal. Tsering received her BA from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi. She pursued her MA from University of Massachusetts and her MFA in creative writing from San Francisco State University.[3] She has a Ph.D. in literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz and is currently an assistant professor in the English Department at Villanova University. Her first book of poems, Rules of the House, published by Apogee Press in 2002, was a finalist for the Asian American Literary Awards in 2003.[4] Other publications include, most recently a chapbook Revolute (Albion Books, 2021),My Rice Tastes Like the Lake (Apogee Press 2011), In the Absent Everyday (also from Apogee Press), and two chapbooks: In Writing the Names (A.bacus, Poets & Poets Press) and Recurring Gestures (Tangram Press). In Letter For Love she delivered her first short story.[5] In 2013, Penguin India published Tsering's first full-length book, A Home in Tibet, in which she chronicles her successive journeys to Tibet and provides ethnographic details of ordinary Tibetans inside Tibet.[6]
Of Exile and Writing: An Interview with the Tibetan Poet Tsering Wangmo Dhompa
April 15, 2024
tsering, wangmo, dhompa, born, 1969, first, tibetan, female, poet, published, english, raised, india, nepal, tsering, received, from, lady, shri, college, university, delhi, pursued, from, university, massachusetts, creative, writing, from, francisco, state, u. Tsering Wangmo Dhompa born 1969 1 is the first Tibetan female poet to be published in English 2 She was raised in India and Nepal Tsering received her BA from Lady Shri Ram College University of Delhi She pursued her MA from University of Massachusetts and her MFA in creative writing from San Francisco State University 3 She has a Ph D in literature from the University of California Santa Cruz and is currently an assistant professor in the English Department at Villanova University Her first book of poems Rules of the House published by Apogee Press in 2002 was a finalist for the Asian American Literary Awards in 2003 4 Other publications include most recently a chapbook Revolute Albion Books 2021 My Rice Tastes Like the Lake Apogee Press 2011 In the Absent Everyday also from Apogee Press and two chapbooks In Writing the Names A bacus Poets amp Poets Press and Recurring Gestures Tangram Press In Letter For Love she delivered her first short story 5 In 2013 Penguin India published Tsering s first full length book A Home in Tibet in which she chronicles her successive journeys to Tibet and provides ethnographic details of ordinary Tibetans inside Tibet 6 Tsering Wangmo DhompaBornTsering Wangmo Dhompa1969 age 54 55 Chennai Tamil Nadu IndiaGenrePoetry non fictionNotable worksRules of the House Contents 1 Bibliography 1 1 Books 1 2 Anthologies 1 3 Articles 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBibliography editBooks edit Revolute Albion Books VA 2021 7 Coming Home to Tibet Shambhala Publications Boulder 2016 8 A Home in Tibet Penguin India Delhi 2013 9 My Rice Tastes Like the Lake Apogee Press Berkeley 2011 4 In the Absent Everyday Apogee Press Berkeley 2005 4 Rules of the House Apogee Press Berkeley 2002 Recurring Gestures Tangram Press In Writing the Names Abacus 2000Anthologies edit Old Demons New Deities Twenty One Short Stories from Tibet edited by Tenzin Dickie OR Books 2021 Contemporary Voices of the Eastern World An Anthology of Poems edited by Tina Chang Nathalie Handal and Ravi Shankar W W Norton and Co 2007 The Wisdom Anthology of North American Buddhist Poetry Ed Andrew Schelling Wisdom Publications 2005 Page 41 51 Muses in Exile An Anthology of Tibetan Poetry Ed Bhuchung D Sonam Paljor Publications Pvt Ltd India 2005 An Other Voice English Literature from Nepal edited by Deepak Thapa and Kesang Tseten Martin Chautari 2002 NepalArticles edit This Wor l d as an Illusion Evening will Come March 2011 10 Letter For Love Caravan Magazine Vol 2 Issue 08 August 2010 5 After the Earthquake Phayul April 29 2010 11 Nostalgia in Contemporary Tibetan Writing 12 See also editList of Tibetan writersReferences edit Saturday Poetry Series Presents Tsering Wangmo Dhompa 2009 11 28 Writings On Tibet The Tibetan Association of Northern California amp The Oakland Asian Cultural Center Andrew Schelling The Wisdom Anthology of North American Buddhist Poetry Wisdom Publications 2005 S 41 ISBN 0 86171 392 3 a b c Apogee Press Authors Archived from the original on August 4 2009 a b Letter for Love Archived from the original on 2010 10 27 Retrieved 2010 08 04 The Caravan A journal of politics and culture Sonam Bhuchung D I Will Carry the Sky Phayul com 1 Shambhala com Coming Home to Tibet Shambhala com Penguin India eveningwillcome com Phayul com Tibet Writes Papers Custom Papers Essays and Term Papers Rules of the House Tsering Wangmo Dhompa Tibetan English Poetry Rupkatha comExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tsering Wangmo Dhompa Tsering Wangmo Dhompa at Poets org Tsering Wangmo Dhompa at the Poetry Foundation Of Exile and Writing An Interview with the Tibetan Poet Tsering Wangmo Dhompa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tsering Wangmo Dhompa amp oldid 1106003027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
