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"Ocean, As Much As Rain" by Tsering Woeser - published by Duke University Press OUT NOW 🌧️ https://linktr.ee/highpeakspureearth
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Today, February 10, 2026, marks the official publication day of “Ocean, As Much As Rain – Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet” by Tsering Woeser, published by @dukepress.bsky.social, edited and translated by Fiona Sze-Lorrain with Dechen Pemba.
Losar Tashi Delek ལོ་སར་བཟང་། 🔥🐎🎉
Announcing the book launch event for "Ocean, as Much as Rain" by @woeser.bsky.social in London on 11 March, 2026 taking place at SOAS. See link for details and registration!
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Announcing the book launch event for "Ocean, as Much as Rain" by @woeser.bsky.social in London on 11 March, 2026 taking place at SOAS. See link for details and registration!
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
February 18, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Losar Tashi Delek ལོ་སར་བཟང་། 🔥🐎🎉
Announcing the book launch event for "Ocean, as Much as Rain" by @woeser.bsky.social in London on 11 March, 2026 taking place at SOAS. See link for details and registration!
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
Announcing the book launch event for "Ocean, as Much as Rain" by @woeser.bsky.social in London on 11 March, 2026 taking place at SOAS. See link for details and registration!
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
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Both India and China are building up strategically-placed yet very remote villages along parts of their contested border, high up in the Himalayas. @npr.org went to some of the villages on the India side.
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India has long promised 'vibrant' border villages, as China speedily builds up
India's government launched a Vibrant Villages Programme almost four years ago. But as China steadily builds up its side, Indian residents wonder what's taking so long.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Both India and China are building up strategically-placed yet very remote villages along parts of their contested border, high up in the Himalayas. @npr.org went to some of the villages on the India side.
www.npr.org/2026/02/17/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/17/n...
Tibetan media Voice of #Tibet reporting that the Dalai Lama’s younger brother, Ngari Rinpoche, has passed away at the age of 80.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Tibetan media Voice of #Tibet reporting that the Dalai Lama’s younger brother, Ngari Rinpoche, has passed away at the age of 80.
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The New York Times gets your #Losar started with a piece about Guthuk, recipe also included!
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This Bowl of Soup Is a Warming Way to Reset for the New Year
Preparing and sharing a pot of Tibetan guthuk ahead of Losar, the New Year celebration, helps banish the bad from the past year.
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February 16, 2026 at 8:44 AM
The New York Times gets your #Losar started with a piece about Guthuk, recipe also included!
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cooking.nytimes.com/article/losa...
Today, February 10, 2026, marks the official publication day of “Ocean, As Much As Rain – Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet” by Tsering Woeser, published by @dukepress.bsky.social, edited and translated by Fiona Sze-Lorrain with Dechen Pemba.
February 10, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Today, February 10, 2026, marks the official publication day of “Ocean, As Much As Rain – Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet” by Tsering Woeser, published by @dukepress.bsky.social, edited and translated by Fiona Sze-Lorrain with Dechen Pemba.
"In the West, Woeser has been widely known and appreciated as a poet and “activist.” However, I have always seen her primarily as a “witness”, a survivor providing testimony [...]
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“Ocean, As Much As Rain – Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet” By Tsering Woeser: Book Review by Kamila Hladíková
Today, February 10, 2026, marks the official publication day of “Ocean, As Much As Rain – Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet” by Tsering Woeser, published by Duke University Press, …
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February 10, 2026 at 11:45 AM
"In the West, Woeser has been widely known and appreciated as a poet and “activist.” However, I have always seen her primarily as a “witness”, a survivor providing testimony [...]
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Read Tsering Woeser’s poem “Only This Useless Poem—For Lobsang Tsepak” (tr. Fiona Sze-Lorrain). Woeser’s poem is an elegy to the Tibetan monks and nuns protesting Chinese rule since 2011. . Read here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
February 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Read Tsering Woeser’s poem “Only This Useless Poem—For Lobsang Tsepak” (tr. Fiona Sze-Lorrain). Woeser’s poem is an elegy to the Tibetan monks and nuns protesting Chinese rule since 2011. . Read here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
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"I can do nothing but cry and write poems."
Read "Only This Useless Poem" by Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser @woeser.bsky.social, from her new book "Ocean, as Much as Rain," in @wwborders.bsky.social.
Read "Only This Useless Poem" by Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser @woeser.bsky.social, from her new book "Ocean, as Much as Rain," in @wwborders.bsky.social.
Only This Useless Poem—For Lobsang Tsepak - Words Without Borders
Tsering Woeser’s melancholic poem mourns the lives lost to the violence of an unfree Tibet.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:10 PM
"I can do nothing but cry and write poems."
Read "Only This Useless Poem" by Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser @woeser.bsky.social, from her new book "Ocean, as Much as Rain," in @wwborders.bsky.social.
Read "Only This Useless Poem" by Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser @woeser.bsky.social, from her new book "Ocean, as Much as Rain," in @wwborders.bsky.social.
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Buddhist practice: Photographs Taken During a Journey Around Tibet in 1997 by Linda Griffiths wp.me/pFy3u-3FB.
Photographs Taken During a Journey Around Tibet in 1997 by Linda Griffiths
We received a warm welcome from the many Tibetans we met — a life-changing experience for me, a homecoming — the landscape, buildings and the people merging, and overnight stays with Tibetan …
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February 7, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Buddhist practice: Photographs Taken During a Journey Around Tibet in 1997 by Linda Griffiths wp.me/pFy3u-3FB.
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Khadhok's rise signals a new chapter for Tibetan art
https://asia.nikkei.com/life-arts/arts/khadhok-s-rise-signals-a-new-chapter-for-tibetan-art
https://asia.nikkei.com/life-arts/arts/khadhok-s-rise-signals-a-new-chapter-for-tibetan-art
Khadhok's rise signals a new chapter for Tibetan art
India-based collective elevates contemporary voices in Tibet and in exile
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February 6, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Khadhok's rise signals a new chapter for Tibetan art
https://asia.nikkei.com/life-arts/arts/khadhok-s-rise-signals-a-new-chapter-for-tibetan-art
https://asia.nikkei.com/life-arts/arts/khadhok-s-rise-signals-a-new-chapter-for-tibetan-art
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Tsering Woeser’s melancholy poem (tr. Fiona Sze-Lorrain) mourns the lives lost to the violence of an unfree Tibet. Read “Only This Useless Poem—For Lobsang Tsepak” here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
Only This Useless Poem—For Lobsang Tsepak - Words Without Borders
Tsering Woeser’s melancholic poem mourns the lives lost to the violence of an unfree Tibet.
wordswithoutborders.org
February 7, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Tsering Woeser’s melancholy poem (tr. Fiona Sze-Lorrain) mourns the lives lost to the violence of an unfree Tibet. Read “Only This Useless Poem—For Lobsang Tsepak” here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
Blog from December 2025 by journalist John Gittings @soasuni.bsky.social
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Tibet: Pilgrims and progress - SOAS China Institute
John Gittings continues his selection of photos taken over a quarter of a century, with images from his four visits to the Tibetan regions.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Blog from December 2025 by journalist John Gittings @soasuni.bsky.social
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February 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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We're pleased to be releasing a pile of great books this month, including “Ocean, as Much as Rain,” written by Tsering Woeser @woeser.bsky.social and edited and translated by Fiona Sze-Lorrain with Dechen Pemba. Check out all our new February titles on our blog: buff.ly/yFB1kAQ
February 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
We're pleased to be releasing a pile of great books this month, including “Ocean, as Much as Rain,” written by Tsering Woeser @woeser.bsky.social and edited and translated by Fiona Sze-Lorrain with Dechen Pemba. Check out all our new February titles on our blog: buff.ly/yFB1kAQ
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This February, learn about the Grateful Dead, trans history, Tibetan literature, cultural patrimony and more. Check out all our new releases: buff.ly/yFB1kAQ #NewBooks
February 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM
This February, learn about the Grateful Dead, trans history, Tibetan literature, cultural patrimony and more. Check out all our new releases: buff.ly/yFB1kAQ #NewBooks
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The Dalai Lama won the Grammy Award for "Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording"
Didn't take long for Beijing to respond: “We firmly oppose the relevant party using the award as a tool for anti-China political manipulation"
Didn't take long for Beijing to respond: “We firmly oppose the relevant party using the award as a tool for anti-China political manipulation"
February 2, 2026 at 10:26 AM
The Dalai Lama won the Grammy Award for "Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording"
Didn't take long for Beijing to respond: “We firmly oppose the relevant party using the award as a tool for anti-China political manipulation"
Didn't take long for Beijing to respond: “We firmly oppose the relevant party using the award as a tool for anti-China political manipulation"
"These elections show that political agency exists even without a state, especially when democratic participation is denied inside #Tibet" said Sonam Palmo, 38, from University of Zurich, who helps run Smartvote Tibet, a website helping the diaspora select candidates.
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Exiled Tibetans choose leaders for lost homeland
Exiled Tibetans began a unique global election on Sunday for a government representing a homeland many have never seen, as part of a democratic exercise voters say carries great weight.Exiled voters r...
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February 1, 2026 at 8:14 PM
"These elections show that political agency exists even without a state, especially when democratic participation is denied inside #Tibet" said Sonam Palmo, 38, from University of Zurich, who helps run Smartvote Tibet, a website helping the diaspora select candidates.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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It's been exactly 37 years since the Tenth Panchen Rinpoche passed away in 1989. To mark the occasion, read new translations of four poems by Yidam Tsering that were written as offerings to mark the one year passing of the Tenth Panchen Rinpoche.
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Offering Poems by Yidam Tsering for the One Year Anniversary of the Panchen Rinpoche’s Passing
High Peaks Pure Earth presents English translations of a suite of four poems by renowned Amdo poet Yidam Tsering on the passing of the Tenth Panchen Rinpoche in 1989. Today, January 28, marks the 3…
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January 28, 2026 at 6:03 PM
It's been exactly 37 years since the Tenth Panchen Rinpoche passed away in 1989. To mark the occasion, read new translations of four poems by Yidam Tsering that were written as offerings to mark the one year passing of the Tenth Panchen Rinpoche.
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A must-see—incredible contributions by Laura Lodoe & Kunsang Kyirong, historical and contemporary content, fully bilingual signage, & remarkable curation by Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura.
MOA hosting special events during #AAS2026 and Dr. Nakamura organized a conference panel.
#himalaya #tibet #ubcmoa
MOA hosting special events during #AAS2026 and Dr. Nakamura organized a conference panel.
#himalaya #tibet #ubcmoa
During your time in Vancouver during #AAS2026, a can't-miss field trip is a visit to the UBC Museum of Anthropology to see the permanent collection and a special exhibit, "Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images."
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January 26, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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“Many of those who identify as Tibetan were neither born in Tibet nor live there, but live in places like India and Nepal, and increasingly in North America and Europe. Canada is home to one of the largest concentrations of Tibetans outside of Asia.”
“Many of those who identify as Tibetan were neither born in Tibet nor live there, but live in places like India and Nepal, and increasingly in North America and Europe. Canada is home to one of the largest concentrations of Tibetans outside of Asia.”
Entangled Territoriesདཀའ་རྙོག་ནང་གི་ཡུལ་སྡེ། - Museum of Anthropology at UBC
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January 26, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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“Many of those who identify as Tibetan were neither born in Tibet nor live there, but live in places like India and Nepal, and increasingly in North America and Europe. Canada is home to one of the largest concentrations of Tibetans outside of Asia.”
“Many of those who identify as Tibetan were neither born in Tibet nor live there, but live in places like India and Nepal, and increasingly in North America and Europe. Canada is home to one of the largest concentrations of Tibetans outside of Asia.”
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During your time in Vancouver during #AAS2026, a can't-miss field trip is a visit to the UBC Museum of Anthropology to see the permanent collection and a special exhibit, "Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images."
https://moa.ubc.ca/
https://moa.ubc.ca/
January 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM
During your time in Vancouver during #AAS2026, a can't-miss field trip is a visit to the UBC Museum of Anthropology to see the permanent collection and a special exhibit, "Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images."
https://moa.ubc.ca/
https://moa.ubc.ca/
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“Relatives in Lhasa described my tongue as one ‘after surgery,’ because when it came to traditional phonetics in Tibetan—trills, retroflex consonants, or alveolar consonants—I was as ignorant as any foreigner.” –Tsering Woeser
My Tongue Surgery
A Tibetan writer confronts a displaced self following years of Sinicization.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:40 PM
“Relatives in Lhasa described my tongue as one ‘after surgery,’ because when it came to traditional phonetics in Tibetan—trills, retroflex consonants, or alveolar consonants—I was as ignorant as any foreigner.” –Tsering Woeser
High Peaks Pure Earth presents the English translation of a blogpost by acclaimed #Tibetan writer Tsering Döndrup that was written on December 25, 2025 and published on the Chodme literature website on December 27, 2025.
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“Looking Back on 2025’s New Writings” By Tsering Döndrup
High Peaks Pure Earth presents the English translation of a blogpost by acclaimed writer Tsering Döndrup that was written on December 25, 2025 and published on the Chodme literature website on Dece…
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January 22, 2026 at 3:16 PM
High Peaks Pure Earth presents the English translation of a blogpost by acclaimed #Tibetan writer Tsering Döndrup that was written on December 25, 2025 and published on the Chodme literature website on December 27, 2025.
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🧵 Over 6 million Mongolians live in China. Today, they face erasure of their identity online. In a new report, PEN America and the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center document the Chinese government’s tactics to silence cultural expression.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:12 PM
🧵 Over 6 million Mongolians live in China. Today, they face erasure of their identity online. In a new report, PEN America and the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center document the Chinese government’s tactics to silence cultural expression.
pen.org/press-releas...
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