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Wanderings

Wanderings: An Anthology of Anglophone Nepali Diaspora Poetry is a groundbreaking collection that brings together the distinct voices of poets who trace their roots to Nepal yet live, write, and dream in the diaspora. The anthology brings together a montage of cultural memory, displacement, and reimagined belonging, and paints a vivid portrait of the in-betweenness of diasporic lives. Melding global literary currents with Nepali cultural threads, the poems explore themes of home, nostalgia, exile, and identity, while experimenting with a range of forms–from free verse and sonnets to ghazals, lyrical meditations, and ekphrasis. Through personal yet universal reflections, poets in Wanderings bridge the gap between local Nepali heritage and world literature, offering a clear entry point for those who wish to understand, teach, or experience the unfolding story of Nepali writing in English. This collection serves as both an intimate lens into Nepali culture and a testament to the power of poetry to transcend borders. The anthology, including a detailed introduction about Nepali diasporic writing, stands as an essential addition to the global poetry scene, ensuring that the Anglophone Nepali diasporic voices resonate in contemporary literary conversations everywhere.

The poets featured in this collection, listed alphabetically, include Pushparaj Acharya, Rohan Chhetri, Mukul Dahal, Tsering Wangmo Dhompa, Anuja Ghimire, Saraswoti Lamichhane, Mukahang Limbu, Nabin K Chhetri, Samyak Shertok, and Y B Shakya.

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Asma Sayed

Editor Asma Sayed has taught comparative literature, women’s studies, cultural studies and communication studies, at a number of Canadian universities. She has published in the fields of multiculturalism, diaspora studies, and Indian cinema. In 2013 she co-organized an international conference titled The Transnational Imaginaries of M. G. Vassanji at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, UK.


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Dimensions:

160 Pages
8.50in * 5.50in *
1.00gr

Published:

October 15, 2025

ISBN:

9781774152041

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Language:

eng

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