@sameenshakya

A growing collection of my free and open-source published poems and prose. Open to collaborations and writing assignments - feel free to get in touch.

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Poetry Workshop by Sameen at Cinnamon Garden
MARTIN CHAUTARI - CHAKATI BAHAS | SPEAKER, SAMEEN SOTANG SHAKYA | AUTHOR, YUVAL NOAH HARARI | NEXUS | EP - 101 |
MARTIN CHAUTARI - CHAKATI BAHAS | SPEAKER, SAMEEN SOTANG SHAKYA | AUTHOR, YUVAL NOAH HARARI | NEXUS | EP - 101 |
Poetry Session with Sameen for ConfidentSteps
Poetry Session with Sameen for ConfidentSteps

Published Poetry

Active Muse
Active Muse
Abattoir Blues
Abattoir Blues
A 'Holiday in Cambodia' Type Poem
A 'Holiday in Cambodia' Type Poem
A Peculiar Pain by Sameen Shakya | redrosethorns publications | mental health
All Fathers Fear an Empty House
All Fathers Fear an Empty House
A Penchant For Broken Things
A Penchant For Broken Things
Aureation Zine Issue 5 : Dread
Aureation Zine Issue 5 : Dread
Blip | The Quasar Review
Blue daisies journal - Issue II / Poem : Wine and Whine
BOMBFIRE
BOMBFIRE
Buddha Was a Husband, Father, — The Greyhound Journal
Buddha Was a Husband, Father, — The Greyhound Journal
Cosmic Daffodil Journal - I'm Gonna Kill That Woman
Cosmic Daffodil Journal - I'm Gonna Kill That Woman
Cupid’s Roundelay
Cupid’s Roundelay
From Her To Eternity — Thin Veil Press
From Her To Eternity — Thin Veil Press
Glassworks Fall 2024 - (PDF) Page 12
Glassworks Fall 2024 - (PDF) Page 12
Havik: Inside Brilliance - (PDF) Page 231
Havik: Inside Brilliance - (PDF) Page 231
Hunters Affects - (PDF) Page 16 / Page 60
Hunters Affects - (PDF) Page 16 / Page 60
Midsummer magazine - Ophelia's last lover
Midsummer magazine - Ophelia's last lover
miniMAG Issue116 (PDF) Page 3
miniMAG Issue116 (PDF) Page 3
Moonland
Moonland
Mountains in Darjeeling
Mountains in Darjeeling
Nature Boy
Nature Boy
“Oh Starry Starry Night” — MR.
“Oh Starry Starry Night” — MR.
Oyster River Pages — The Sewer Rat
Oyster River Pages — The Sewer Rat
Say Goodbye to the Little Girl Tree
Say Goodbye to the Little Girl Tree
The Faith We Muster
The Faith We Muster
The Last Poem I Write | Lines of the Mind
The Malady of Inconveniences — Samjoko
The Malady of Inconveniences — Samjoko
The Seraphic Review: Issue 5 (PDF) Page 14
The Ship Song and Lament by Sameen Shakya - Juste Literary
The Ship Song and Lament by Sameen Shakya - Juste Literary
The Sinner's Guide to Malice
The Sinner's Guide to Malice
This Luscious Rice - Sameen Shakya
This Luscious Rice - Sameen Shakya
"Trope Thunder" by Sameen Shakya
"Trope Thunder" by Sameen Shakya
Upper Mississippi HARVEST (Page 76)
Upper Mississippi HARVEST (Page 76)
Vile Bodies | Cosmic Daffodil (Page 63)
What the US Soldier Witnessed
What the US Soldier Witnessed
2022 Spring Summer (Page 8)
2022 Spring Summer (Page 8)

Stories in The Kathmandu Post

All my heroes are junkies
All my heroes are junkies
Ashes to ashes
Ashes to ashes
Coming back to the city of ghosts
Coming back to the city of ghosts
Fake tales of San Francisco
Fake tales of San Francisco
It was hot, we stayed in the water
It was hot, we stayed in the water
Just another day at the office
Just another day at the office
Out of rage, Sarita wrote a prose
Out of rage, Sarita wrote a prose
Samsara joins a poetry club
Samsara joins a poetry club
The doomed bookstore
The doomed bookstore
The fool who stayed
The fool who stayed
The herbalist’s lie
The herbalist’s lie
Tips for when you’re kidnapped
Tips for when you’re kidnapped
When Anurag met Anamika
When Anurag met Anamika
When Veera decided to run
When Veera decided to run
You’re too precious
You’re too precious

Poems in Eksentrika

'Al Cole’s Liturgy' By Sameen Shakya
'Al Cole’s Liturgy' By Sameen Shakya
'An Obvious Tragedy' By Sameen Shakya
'An Obvious Tragedy' By Sameen Shakya
Body To Body/Job To Job By  Sameen Shakya
Body To Body/Job To Job By  Sameen Shakya
Dead Man In My Bed By Sameen Shakya
Dead Man In My Bed By Sameen Shakya
'Descent' By Sameen Shakya
'Descent' By Sameen Shakya
Growing Old Doesn’t Feel Like Growing Up By Sameen Shakya
Growing Old Doesn’t Feel Like Growing Up By Sameen Shakya
Flood Poem: 9/28/24 By Sameen Shakya
Flood Poem: 9/28/24 By Sameen Shakya
How Do You Market Despair? By Sameen Shakya
How Do You Market Despair? By Sameen Shakya
'I Dream Of Lost Vocabularies' By Sameen Shakya
'I Dream Of Lost Vocabularies' By Sameen Shakya
Lestat’s Lilt by Sameen Shakya
Lestat’s Lilt by Sameen Shakya
My Mortal Archive By Sameen Shakya
My Mortal Archive By Sameen Shakya
September 8, 2025 By Sameen Shakya
September 8, 2025 By Sameen Shakya
The Death Of Enthusiasm By Sameen Shakya
The Death Of Enthusiasm By Sameen Shakya
'The Richest Man In The World' By Sameen Shakya
'The Richest Man In The World' By Sameen Shakya
Train Long-Suffering By  Sameen Shakya
Train Long-Suffering By  Sameen Shakya

Poems in Sahitya Post

Allegory of the Cave
Allegory of the Cave
A Poem for Men – Sahityapost English
A Poem for Men – Sahityapost English
Aspiration Gave Me Wings
Aspiration Gave Me Wings
Beautiful Boys
Beautiful Boys
Brahma
Brahma
Children are Always Innocent
Children are Always Innocent
Dull City
Dull City
Happiness Means Avoiding Thought
Happiness Means Avoiding Thought
Three Poems by Sameen Shakya
Three Poems by Sameen Shakya
Tundra
Tundra
Womb + Memory = Music
Womb + Memory = Music

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