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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

author, poet, teacher, and performer

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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

“Here: A Poem in Five Parts” at Mukai Farm & Garden

June 26, 2022

I was honored to read “Here” for the Day of Exile 80th Anniversary Event at Mukai Farm & Garden on May 15, 2022. You can learn more about Mukai on […]

In Service of the Unseen: A Kural Conversation with Michael Meade

June 24, 2022

Singing One’s Own Song in the World With storyteller, author, and scholar of mythology Michael Meade, I was delighted to speak about being known well, dying before you die, and […]

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 […]

Sweeter Than Ambrosia: A Kural Conversation with Ian Boyden

June 20, 2022

Learning to Mirror Delight With artist, translator, and writer Ian Boyden, I was delighted to speak about children, the birthplace of empathy, and the joys of sulking and reunion as […]

Thunder & Sweetness

June 15, 2022

Thunder & Sweetness: a speech by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma for the Tamil Literary Garden Awards Ceremony 2021

I was honored to offer a talk in English and Tamil as the chief guest for the 2021 Awards Ceremony of the Tamil Literary Garden online on June 11, 2022. […]

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

Kural 1027: The Kural on Family and Strength

June 7, 2022

Like the strong-hearted in battle—those able in family / Bear the weight

A verse on ability and responsibility. From chapter 103, “Serving Family.” Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi PruiksmaTHE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s TirukkuralBeacon Press, Boston

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