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Reading's & Events 08-10 January Readings & Workshop from the Himalayas
Reading's & Events 08-10 January Readings & Workshop from the Himalayas08-10 January Readings & Workshop from the Himalayas
Readings from the Himalayas
Yuyutsu Sharma’s Workshops
and Readings in Sacramento, California
On February 8, 9 and 10, 2010, help us welcome Yuyutsu Ram Dass Sharma to Northern California. Yuyutsu is a world-renowned poet and author who has published 8 books and translated and edited several anthologies of contemporary Nepali poetry. His work has been translated into German, French, Italian, Slovenian, Hebrew, Spanish and Dutch. One of his books of translations was nominated by the Library of Congress as Best Book of the Year from Asia.All readings and workshops are free and open to the general public.
Schedule:
Monday, February 8: SPC, 25th & R: 6-7:30
Tuesday, February 9: 126 Voorhies, UCD campus: 12-12:30 reading, 12:30-2 workshop
Wednesday, February 10: Summit Room, 3rd Floor, University Union, Cal State University Sacramento: 12:30-1:00 reading; 1:00-2:30 workshop
A Himalayan Poem Workshop
Monday, February 8: SPC, 25th & R: 6-7:30 Workshop; 7:30 reading
Yuyutsu shall explore the making of a Himalayan poem in the context of Nepalese literature in specific and Indian Subcontinent in general.
Sharing the oral traditions of the devotional Bhakti poets and the history of Nepali literature in shaping the fate of the youngest Himalayan republic of the world, he shall work with the participants in creating a Himalayan poem. He shall use the Himalayan folk music and the translations from great Nepalese and Indian poets to introduce the dynamics of Asian literary heritage.
Poetry and Photography Workshop
Tuesday, February 9: 126 Voorhies, UCD campus: 12-12:30 reading, 12:30-2 workshop
Yuyutsu shall describe his working with distinguished German Photographer, Andreas Stimm,... discuss the panoramic black and white photography and read from his picture poetry book, www.WaytoEverest.de. With the help of PowerPoint Presentation, Yuyutsu will interact, bringing alive the drama of bare survival on the glacial heights. e will also discuss the history of Everest conquest and Western perspective on the mountains in context of Himalayan people’s world view and point out the ecological hazards that Top of the World is facing. Citing mythological sources and scriptures, Yuyutsu will conjure the feel of the Himalayas, the place where soul of God lives. Travel Poem Workshop
Wednesday, February 10: Summit Room, 3rd Floor, University Union, Cal State University Sacramento: 12:30-1:00 reading; 1:00-2:30 workshopuyutsu shall read his poems from new book Space Cake Amsterdam and Other Poems from Europe and America and discuss the making of a travel poem. Working on the origins of his decade long travels, he will share highlights of his travel experiences and explains subtle mechanism of writing poems on places and people in alien, anguished lands.Host: CAMU Center for Arts & the Muse at the University cllick for information
Start Time: Monday, February 8, 2010 at 6:00pm
End Time: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 3:30pm
Location: UC Davis, Sacramento Poetry Center, and CSUS
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