Saraswoti Lamichhane is a poet, translator and editor. She holds an MA in English from Pokhara University in Nepal and a certificate in Creative Writing from the University of Toronto. Lamichhane now lives in St. Albert, Alberta.
Poetry
Karaikhola Flows: Poems
Toronto: Mawenzi House, 2026.
Forthcoming April 2026.
Synopsis
This collection of poetry recounts stories of Himalayan villages where education brings major inter-generational changes, promising freedom for women. Many of the poems centre on women’s lives, bodies, and the ways in which they are free to encounter the land, or held back from it, while recognizing the different ways women are regarded, from goddesses to mothers hungry for literacy. The book delves into the hardships of lives in secluded rural areas, including such elements as child marriages, girl-trafficking, and the decade-long terror of the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. It further recognizes the sense of belonging while moving between places, and how one approaches, understands, and honours the land in which one lives. Karaikhola Flows is an attempt at cultural exchange with Canadian readers that speaks to all who move between places, who come from cultures that respect the land, and who respect women and their lived experiences.
Anthology
Kavya: Representative Nepali Poetry in English
Editors: Khem K. Aryal, Tika Lamsal, Saraswoti Lamichhane, Raj K. Baral, Narayan Bhattarai.
St. Paul, Minnesota: Grey Sparrow Press, 2022.
Anthology
Wanderings: An Anthology of Anglophone Nepali Diaspora Poetry
Edited by Asma Sayed and Pushparaj Acharya.
Toronto: Mawenzi House, 2025.
Includes six poems by Saraswoti Lamichhane.