Arun Budhathoki
Arun Budhathoki alias Daniel Song (born Sept 19, 1986) is a Nepali poet, writer and editor from Kathmandu, Nepal.
Edge, his first poetry book was published on 2011 and launched on January 24, 2012 by renowned Nepali poet Yuyutsu Sharma, novella The Lost Boys of Kathmandu as ebook format in Amazon.com on May 30, 2012 and Poems on Sikkim. His early poems have appeared in The Kathmandu Post, The Weather Report, and poems selected and published in Journeys (anthologies by Sampad), Happy Birthday to Me (anthology by The Asian Writer) and Inspired by Tagore (anthology by Sampad). He's also regularly featured in MadSwirl and is the founder for The Applicant..
His first book got a decent review from Cha: An Asian Literary Journal. He was recently interviewed by República (Nepalese newspaper) about getting published in Nepal.
Creative History
Education and Influences
Budhathoki was born and grew up in Kathmandu. He has MA in International Relations from University of Northampton. He is particularly influenced by Sylvia Plath.
External links
- Edge 2011
- Edge, Flipkart
- AllVoices
- Friday Weekly Spotlight
- Interview: Words with Writers
- A Voice from the Edge: Book Review by Michael Tsang, Cha: An Asian Literary Journal
- Death tomorrow, Four Separate Taps, The Slum Dweller
- Published in Nepal by Pramila Rai
See also
- Nepali literature
- Poetry
ArunBudhathoki 10:51, 2 December 2012 (UTC)