author, poet, teacher, and performer
Once a month I answer questions about grammar, punctuation, writing, and spelling in Ask Cozy Grammar, a live Q&A for Cozy Grammar's current students and families. If you're interested in joining me this month, you can sign up for Cozy Grammar's Complete Curriculum and I'll look forward to meeting you! Learn more on Cozy Grammar's […]
I'm delighted to be speaking about the Kural in conversation with actor Jeanne Dougherty at Vashon Center for the Arts (VCA). If you live in the region, I most heartily encourage you to attend in person. If you live elsewhere, I encourage you, equally as heartily, to watch the livestream free or by donation. Here's […]
I'm delighted to be speaking about Avvaiyar at the Singapore Writers Festival. Here is a description of my upcoming lecture: Why would a budding writer and poet in English become an apprentice to a 12th century Tamil woman, poet, and saint? What’s so compelling about Avvaiyar that Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma spent years learning from her? […]
I'm delighted to be performing at the Singapore Writers Festival. Here is a description of this multidisciplinary and multilingual event: What magic can happen if we dare to listen to our hearts? In this original performance, the author and teacher Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma combines poetry, magic, story, and song to explore the art of listening. […]
I'm delighted to be speaking on a panel about The Kural at the Singapore Writers Festival. Here is a description of this multilingual discussion: Written by the Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar, and translated into more than 40 languages, the Thirukkural is a classic book of Tamil wisdom poetry. Where is the place of the Thirukkural among […]
I'm honored to be speaking with first-year students in the Frontiers program at Sai University in Chennai this November. My deep thanks to the organizers and gracious hosts.
I'm thrilled to be speaking in Sai University's Centre for Creative Writing and Translation in association with the Chennai Mathematical Institute’s Arts Initiative. Please join me for this free online program.
I'm delighted to be offering a free talk and Q&A about the Kural through the King County Library System in Washington State. Here is the event description: "In South India, the Kural is revered as a guide to practicing goodness and good sense in daily life. Yet this masterpiece of world literature, on par with […]
I'm delighted to be presenting at the Tamil Language Festival in Singapore. SATURDAY 15 April 2023 RICHES OF THE EAR: WORDS, WONDER, AND TIRUVALLUVAR’S TIRUKKURAL BY THOMAS HITOSHI PRUIKSMA 10am - 12 noon Organiser: Tamil Language Council Venue: The POD – National Library Building SUNDAY 16 April 2023 ASTONISHING GLORY: THE BEAUTY OF AND IN […]
I'm delighted to be the Singapore Book Council's first Translator in Residence. You can read about all the different events on the Singapore Book Council website.
As part of being the Singapore Book Council's first translator in residence, I'll be joining Zulfadli Rashid for what should be a very rich afternoon of sharing and discussion. Here is a complete description: Join us for a translation-filled afternoon as we hear from two creators working in two different genres: Big, a playwright known […]
I'm delighted to be offering a free talk and Q&A about the Kural through the King County Library System in Washington State. Here is the event description: "In South India, the Kural is revered as a guide to practicing goodness and good sense in daily life. Yet this masterpiece of world literature, on par with […]
I'm delighted to be offering a lecture entitled "Ecology and Integrity: The Kural and the Nature of Goodness" for the annual alumni dinner of the Department of Religious Studies at Florida International University.
I'm delighted to be offering a free talk and Q&A about the Kural through the King County Library System in Washington State. Here is the event description: "In South India, the Kural is revered as a guide to practicing goodness and good sense in daily life. Yet this masterpiece of world literature, on par with […]
