Cancelled: Tenzin Tsundue – Creative Writing

Come to the Art House Turku and hear Tenzin Tsundue, a renowned Tibetan poet, writer, and activist, speak about creative writing.

Tsundue is an internationally renowned and award-winning Tibetan poet, writer, and activist who regularly tours both India and other countries, including Europe and the United States, to speak about writing and the situation and culture of Tibet. He was born and lives in exile in India.

Tsundue’s literary output consists of five major works: Crossing the Border (1999), Kora (2002), Semshook (2007), Tsen-Göl (2012), and Nowhere to Call Home (2023). In addition, he has published essays and articles in various Indian and international publications. Tsundue holds a master’s degree in English literature and philosophy from the University of Mumbai.

This is Tsundue’s first visit to Finland, at the invitation of the Finnish Tibet Committee. The main focus of his visit is to participate in the Annikki Poetry Festival in Tampere, where he is one of the festival’s headliners. In conjunction with this, the first Finnish translation of Tsundue’s poetry collections, titled The Last Prayer (Palladium Books), will be published, containing the works Kora and Nowhere to Call Home.

During his visit, Tsundue will also participate in a panel discussion in Helsinki alongside Teivo Teivainen, Professor of International Politics at the University of Helsinki, and Freddy Lim, Taiwan’s representative to Finland.

The event, to be held at Art House Turku on June 8 at 5 p.m., will be conducted in English and is open to anyone interested in creative writing and text production. Tsundue will also read excerpts from his works at the event.

The event is organized by the University of Turku’s Creative Writing program and Taiteen talo in collaboration with the Anniki Poetry Festival and the Finnish Tibet Committee.