Janak Sapkota (Nepali: जनक सापकोटा; born 1987) is a Nepalese haiku poet[1][2][3] who works mainly in the English language.[4][5][6] He is based in Finland.
Sapkota's books include Long Days of Rain (2016). His haiku have appeared internationally in poetry journals and magazines such as The Shop,[7] Frogpond,[8] Shamrock,[9][10] Chrysanthemum,[11] Ardea,[12] Fri haiku, Notes from the Gean,[13][14][15] The Living Haiku Anthology.[16] His haiku are included in haiku anthologies such as A Vast Sky, Naad Anunaad, and Poems for the Hazara.
In 2006 he won the Smrufit Samhain International Haiku Award.
Born in Baglung, Nepal,[2][17] he currently resides in Finland.
He is a member of the World Poetry Movement.
Translations of his haiku are published in Finnish,[18][19][20] Irish/Gaelic,[21][8][22] Swedish,[23] German,[11] Romanian[24] and Hindi.[25]