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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

author, poet, teacher, and performer

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    • THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
    • The Safety of Edges
    • Give, Eat, and Live: Poems of Avvaiyar
    • Body and Earth
    • A Feast for the Tongue
    • Juan Rulfo’s Pedro Páramo
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The Safety of Edges

Kural 597: The Kural on Perseverance and Never Giving Up

July 12, 2022

Even stung by arrows the elephant stands tall—even stung / By failure the sturdy do not slacken

A verse on endurance and having energy. From chapter 60, “Having Energy.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

Kural 61: The Kural on Children and Family

July 5, 2022

Of all we may have we know nothing higher than having / Children with knowledge

A verse on how knowledge is passed from generation to generation. From chapter 7, “Having Children.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

Kural 82: The Kural on Hospitality and Life

June 28, 2022

With a guest at the door it is not worth eating / Even the nectar of the gods

A verse on sharing food with guests and the elixir of immortality. From chapter 9, “Hospitality.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

Kural 872: The Kural on the Power of Words

June 21, 2022

Oppose those who plow with bows—not those / Who plow with words

A verse on how the pen is indeed mightier than the sword—or a bow and arrow. From chapter 88, “Knowing an Enemy.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE […]

Kural 90: The Kural on Hospitality

June 14, 2022

Anicham flowers wilt when smelt—a guest wilts / When a face turns sour

A verse on hospitality and delicacy. From chapter 9, “Hospitality.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

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