Book on Charlie's Poems Released
The Kathmandu Post, 4 April 2002
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A
collection of poems titled "Selected Poems of Charlie Law"
by social worker Charlie Law was released amidst a function here at
St. Xavier's College. According to a press release issued today by Spiny Babbler, the poems are mostly related to his personal experience while working with people suffering from poverty. Law came to Nepal forty years ago and spent most of his time in education and social work. He served as rector of St. Xavier's School, principal of St. Xavier's College and dean of the Social Works Department of the college during his lifetime. Born in 1931, Law died of heart attack in 2002 in Kathmandu. And during his lifetime, he created more than 200 poems. Law also translated his writings related to social issues into the Nepali language, the release states. The release quotes Pallav Ranjan, editor of the collection saying that the poems contain real feelings, real pain and pleasures. |