Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

author, poet, teacher, and performer

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The Art of Listening: Four Ways to Journey Across Worlds Masterclass

SBC Training Room Goodman Arts Centre, Blk E, #03-32, Singapore

As part of being the Singapore Book Council's first translator in residence, I'm delighted to offer a translation masterclass. Here is a complete description: What makes a translation come alive? How can words cross between worlds? In this interactive masterclass, the author, poet, translator, and teacher Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma will guide participants through four key […]

Free

Wisdom That Sings: The poetry and translations of Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma (Reading Session)

SBC Training Room Goodman Arts Centre, Blk E, #03-32, Singapore

As part of being the Singapore Book Council's first translator in residence, I'm delighted to offer an evening reading. Here is a complete description: Join poet, translator, teacher, and performer Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma for a reading of his own poetry and translations from Tamil and from Spanish. Interspersing his reading with stories and reflections, he’ll […]

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Keynote—Conversations Across Worlds: Translation And The Lyric Imagination

The Arts House, Living Room 1 Old Parliament Ln, Singapore, Singapore

I'm honored to offer the keynote address for the Singapore Translation Symposium 2023. Here is a complete description: Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma speaks about translation as a form of apprenticeship to master poets, sharing how translating from Tamil and from Spanish has shaped his journey as a writer and poet and showing how what he calls […]

Flowing With the World: The Kural on Earth and Ethics

King Country Library System Online Event WA, United States

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 […]

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FIU Alumni Dinner and Lecture

Graham Center 243 10955 SW 15th Terrace, Miami, FL, Miami, FL, United States

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.

Integrity that Sings: The Kural on Goodness of Character

King Country Library System Online Event WA, United States

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 […]

Free

5th International Thirukkural Conference

Chicago Chicago, IL, United States

I'm honored to be speaking at the 5th International Thirukkural Conference in Chicago. Here's a sneak preview in English of what I'll be talking about: https://youtu.be/KQfi7VtWBck And here's one in Tamil! https://youtu.be/Oj6-oJIDFJ0

Taller Than a Mountain FREE INTRO CLASS

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I'm very excited to announce my upcoming online course on the Kural, Taller Than A Mountain. It starts April 27, with a free intro class on April 13. Learn more about the course.

Taller Than a Mountain SESSION ONE

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How do you live and act ethically in a complex and changing world? And how do you relate with integrity and love to the workings of wealth and power? In Tamil-speaking south India, the Kural is revered as a guide to goodness and good sense in the nitty-gritty of daily life. Its great practicality, openness, […]

Taller Than a Mountain SESSION TWO

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How do you live and act ethically in a complex and changing world? And how do you relate with integrity and love to the workings of wealth and power? In Tamil-speaking south India, the Kural is revered as a guide to goodness and good sense in the nitty-gritty of daily life. Its great practicality, openness, […]

Taller Than a Mountain SESSION THREE

thomaspruiksma.com

How do you live and act ethically in a complex and changing world? And how do you relate with integrity and love to the workings of wealth and power? In Tamil-speaking south India, the Kural is revered as a guide to goodness and good sense in the nitty-gritty of daily life. Its great practicality, openness, […]

Taller Than a Mountain SESSION FOUR

thomaspruiksma.com

How do you live and act ethically in a complex and changing world? And how do you relate with integrity and love to the workings of wealth and power? In Tamil-speaking south India, the Kural is revered as a guide to goodness and good sense in the nitty-gritty of daily life. Its great practicality, openness, […]

Taller Than a Mountain SESSION FIVE

thomaspruiksma.com

How do you live and act ethically in a complex and changing world? And how do you relate with integrity and love to the workings of wealth and power? In Tamil-speaking south India, the Kural is revered as a guide to goodness and good sense in the nitty-gritty of daily life. Its great practicality, openness, […]

Taller Than a Mountain SESSION SIX

thomaspruiksma.com

How do you live and act ethically in a complex and changing world? And how do you relate with integrity and love to the workings of wealth and power? In Tamil-speaking south India, the Kural is revered as a guide to goodness and good sense in the nitty-gritty of daily life. Its great practicality, openness, […]

TALLER THAN A MOUNTAIN | A 7-week live course on the Kural | May 8 – June 19  LEARN MORE
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