When I Desire and Other Poems

By Sushant Thapa

'Sushant Thapa paints perfect Sufic lines in this collection, When I Desire and Other Poems, he longs in the gallery, in the purple sinking sunshine, on a sidewalk full of roses. Hope, longing and self-persecution always bring woe to the lover's tale. "I exchanged laughter/ I exchanged greetings and the sad heart felt the beat." Thapa's lines collide like two lovers, like diamonds and rusty metal. These lines bleed catharsis, allowing any lover to take a moment from their own suffering and let out an exasperated I feel you brother.

-Darek Thomas, author of In the Shadows of Rum , On the Shoulders of Giants, Lyrics of a Dark Sunrise, and three other collections published with Alien Buddha Press.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9377527031
• ISBN13: 9789377527037
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.2" x 5.0"