PWA Kavre features poet Bishwa Sigdel

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Nov. 17: The monthly poetry recitation and interactive session organised by the Progressive Writers' Association (PWA) Kavre featured poet and short story writer Bishwa Sigdel, a resident of Banepa, as the special author this month. 

At the event held in Banepa on Saturday, Sigdel presented four of his favourite poems. His works offered sharp socio-political critique by exposing systemic exploitation and inequality while advocating for ecological consciousness and non-interference with nature. 

They highlighted the struggles of marginalised communities against the pressures of globalisation and corrupt mastery.

Central Member of PWA, Govinda Shrinkhala, emphasised that literature is not merely a mirror of society but a powerful guiding force. 

"Kavre’s writers are achieving new heights of creativity through their progressive expressions," he remarked. 

Shrinkhala expressed confidence that such literary programmes provide energy, inspiration, and discipline to creators.

"The works of Sigdel, born in the soil of Kavre, would secure a special place in contemporary Nepali literature," he claimed.

At the event chaired by PWA Kavre chairman Kanchhaman Lama ‘Raktim’, many poets, including Rami Priya, Chandra Bahadur Lama, Keshav Raj Paudel, Sanjay Suman, DP Atreya, Balaram Bista, Saugat Ghimire, Shashi Shree Acharya, Hari Prasad Chaulagain, Ram Sundar Deuja, Keshav Ghimire, Susila Bista, Shri Krishna Pandey, 

Murahari Rayamajhi, Raktim Lama, and Shubhadra Adhikari, presented their creations. 

Chairman Lama expressed commitment that the association would continue the series in the coming months as well.

PWA Kavre Secretary, Dinesh Raj Kharel, also highlighted the creativity of poet Sigdel.

He praised PWA Kavre, noting that regular platforms like this help nurture powerful poets and literary figures.

Sigdel has many works, including the solo poetry collection Taali ko Samajshastra (The Sociology of Applause), the joint story collection Obsession (2013), the joint poetry collection The Primordial Song of Love (2024) and Grey Shadows at Dusk (2025) to his credit. An active member of the ‘Bartaman Kabita Samuha,’ Sigdel's poems have also been translated into English and German.