on the kukai themed autumn leaves of sketchbook- a journal of eastern and western short forms, sapkota`s haiku was voted for 8th place.


haiku in notes from the gean
a haiku by janak sapkota was published in notes from the gean number 10, september 2011

haiku in ardea- the multilingual short-form poetry journal
sapkota`s bilingual haiku, nepali-english were published in ardea- the multilingual short-form poetry journal.

haiku in shamrock haiku journal
haiku published in shamrock a journal of irish haiku society issue 20

ukiah haiku competition award
results of the seventh annual ukiah haiku competition were announced and sapkota`s haiku won all topics first place in the adult category

few words rule at haiku festival
the press democrat highlights the ukiah haiku festival. the winner of the general adult category was janak sapkota of kathmandu, nepal.

haiku in the nondual highlights
selected haiku from the book winter light were published with irish translations in the nondual highlights magazine, edited by jerry katz. irish translations were done by irish poet gabriel rosenstock.

young haiku master
janak sapkota has won a cash prize of euro 2,500 at the smurfit samhain international poetry competition, ireland. the two other winners are from macedonia and the us.

mellow madness sneaking
along with cathal comes janak sapkota, a lean young nepalese who has recently collaborated with cathal in writing a book of haiku poems called, winter light. it` s an experiment, says cathal.

turas teanga
cathal o searcaigh read a selection of his haikus, written in collaboration with a young nepalese poet, janak sapkota (“in the howl of midwinter/ the moon spreads its tender gleam/ over the raging stream”).