HLF Speakers

Ishwore Thokar

Xiao Xiao is a Chinese poet and painter. Her poetry collections include Time Stands on Its Tiptoes; Even More Grief-filled

Peter Allenspach, husband of Damao, retired from working on Microsoft Cloud services, now a passionate nature photographer and outdoor explorer.

Damao (Chao Chen), a contemporary artist and writer living in Seattle, using canvas paintings, installation art, and photographs to express

Nancy Parish is a musician and teacher. Her writing experience is limited to odes for friends and relatives on momentous

Kosh Raj Koirala is a journalist with over two-decade of experience in the field. He is currently working as Editor

Ganesh Khaniya, first graduated in Civil Engineering, later earned Masters and M. Phil. respectively in Anthropology and Literature. After having

Sona Van is an Armenian-American author who has authored 7 books of poetry that have, to date, been translated and

Born in 1948, Babette Albin is a New York-based poet, mom, grandmother and wife extraordinaire. She is also a Yoga