author, poet, teacher, and performer
I'm delighted to be part of the Bushwick Book Club Seattle's InkAloud event. Story: Get down with the loudest ink in town! Three local authors—co-curation with Town Hall’s Shin Yu Pai—inspire three musicians apiece, a gift of nine new songs in this one-night-only celebration of creativity and collaboration. Performing original music inspired by Robert Lashley‘s Green River Valley: […]
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 discuss and read from my new translation of the classical Tamil masterpiece on ethics, power, and love, THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural in a virtual reading hosted by The Elliott Bay Book Company in my hometown of Seattle. Joining me will be Archana Venkatesan, who wrote the wonderful introduction. The reading will be held […]
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 speak with Ruben Quesada for the In The Moment podcast of Town Hall Seattle. The episode will be released on Monday, May 2, 2022. Learn about Ruben Quesada. Read about the In The Moment podcast.
I am delighted to be speaking with Sithuraj Ponraj in this online event hosted by the National Library Board of Singapore. The event is free, but you will need to have be a member of the library to register. If you have friends in Singapore that may be interested, please do let them know! Here […]
I am deeply honored to be speaking about Tamil Kalvi and my new translation of THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural at the 35th annual convention of the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America (FeTNA). The session will take place on Sunday, July 3rd, from 3:30 to 4:30pm in D'Angelo Center Classroom 4. Learn more and […]
I'm looking forward to a meaningful salon with Salons for Life next month. Save the date, and I'll post more details as soon as they become available!
I am looking forward to offering a keynote speech called "Openness to All People: Thirukkural and Social Justice" at the 3rd International Humanism Conference in Toronto, Canada.
I'm thrilled to be participating in the 25th Annual Sinagpore Writers Festival this November. Learn more here: https://www.singaporewritersfestival.com/writer-presenter-details/thomas-hitoshi-pruiksma
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.
