Sushant Thapa
Sushant Thapa is a poet from Biratnagar, Nepal who holds a Master’s degree in English literature from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has published three books of poetry namely: The Poetic Burden and Other Poems (New Delhi, 2020), Abstraction and Other Poems (UK, 2021) and Minutes of Merit (Kolkata, 2021). Sushant has been published in several national and international newspapers and magazines. His work has also appeared in national and International anthologies. One of his poems is included in the Paragon English book for Grade 6 students in Nepal. He teaches Business English to students of BBA and BIT at Nepal Business College, Biratnagar, Nepal.
The Making
A stone statue
Takes a lot to carve
It has its heart,
In the city full of dreams
That wakes in unfinished chapters.
Hope is the name of a flower
Even blooming in adversity.
The name keepers
Have their foundations
Inked with glory.
The history of commoners
Is a fresh draft
Which the time has to publish.
The prayers for clouds to rain
Need no intention of floods.
The earth needs its roots,
To bear the fruits of care.
In every nooks and alleys
In every walls painted in red
The lives of the city dwellers,
Find their stories,
Published by walls: the publishers of the poor.
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