Kathmandu, Apr. 26
Poet
Kuma Raj Subedi has come up with his maiden poetry collection 'The Colours of Spring'.
Deputy Speaker of the
House of Representatives Indira Rana Magar launched the book at a programme
organised by publisher Sahitya Post in the Capital on Wednesday.
Speaking at the programme, she said that
Nepali literature would be enriched with the contribution of Nepali diaspora.
Writer Subedi said that
literature has become therapeutic work for him. "I was in stress during
the armed conflict and my early career. As the international organisations
questioned my ability and skill in English language, I decided to have one
degree in English and write a book in the language," he said. Subedi was
an English language teacher in a government school in Nepal and obtained an
MTESL TESOL degree from Flinders University, Australia.
“But I wanted to downplay
pessimism in my creations although there are a few creations on the
malpractices in the society,” he said. Readers can find love, romance and
humour in his poems.
Writer Mahesh Poudel appreciated
his pomes for being the representation of this time. Likewise, Dr. Komal Phuyal,
Lecturer of English at the Department of English, Tribhuvan University, said literature
is a powerful medium to create new perspectives. Poet Subedi's poems will leave
a mark on Nepali literature, he said.
'The Colours of Spring'
has 77 both short and long poems. Subedi
has created two-line poems as well.
He was born in Parbat
district in Gandaki province in 1976, grew up in Sauraha Chitwan. He now lives
in Adelaide, Australia with his wife and two daughters.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 27 April 2023.
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