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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
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Taller Than a Mountain

April 10, 2023

A 7-week online course on the Kural, ancient wisdom from Tamil Nadu, India: TALLER THAN A MOUNTAIN. Embody strength, integrity, and love in a turbulent world. With translator Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma and distinguished guest teachers

I’m very excited to announce my upcoming online course on the Kural, Taller Than A Mountain.It starts May 18, with a bonus class on May 4 for people who register […]

Kural 1330: The Kural on Love, Sulking, and Joy

December 27, 2022

Sulking in love is joy—and joining / Again—joy of joys

The last kural of the Tirukkural, on turning back to love. From chapter 133, “Sulking and Bliss.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

Kural 874: The Kural on Friendship and Enmity

December 20, 2022

Those whose kindness turns enmity to friendship—the world / Lives by their light

A verse on enemies, kindness, and friends. From chapter 88, “Knowing an Enemy.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

Kural 1164: The Kural on Love and Longing

December 13, 2022

Right here the sea of love and no vessel / To cross it safely

A verse on the sea of love and the agony of separation. From chapter 117, “Pining Away.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

Kural 76: The Kural on Love and Wrongdoing

December 6, 2022

It serves only virtue say those who don’t know—but love / Is friend to wrong too

A verse on having love and what love befriends. From chapter 8, “Having Love.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

Kural 452: The Kural on Nature, Company, and Knowledge

November 29, 2022

The nature of earth alters water—the nature / Of company alters what we know

A verse on the interconnections between nature, company, and knowledge. From chapter 46, “Freedom from Smallness.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

Kural 1157: The Kural on Love, Absence, and Longing

November 22, 2022

Do these bangles that slip from my wrists not say / This captain is sailing

A verse on the anguish of separation. From chapter 116, “Unbearable Absence.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

Tamil Featurette on Mediacorp Tamil News in Singapore

November 22, 2022

Mediacrop Tamil News in Singapore came to film the premiere of my new show, Riches of the Ear: A Celebration of Words and Wonder at the Singapore Writers Festival on […]

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