Help doesn’t have to be big to be big. A verse on helping in time. From chapter 11, “Gratitude.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon […]
Tirukkural Verses, Interviews, and Reviews
From and about The Kural: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural.
SMILING ACROSS TIME: Remembering Gustavo Esteva
It was with both gratitude and a heavy heart that wrote about my dear friend Gustavo Esteva in the wonderful online magazine The Porch: A Slow Conversation about Beautiful and […]
Kural 66: The Kural on Family and the Music of Children
A verse on the sweetness of children’s voices. From chapter 7, “Having Children.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston
A Heart That Smiles: A Kural Conversation with Gustavo Esteva
Friendship, Politics, and the Inspiration of Poetry With my friend Gustavo Esteva I explore the nature of real friendship, its relationship to politics in a time of upheaval, and the […]
Kural 731: The Kural on Environment and Country
A verse on what makes a true country. From chapter 74, “Country.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston