A prominent poet and dramatist, Gopi Sapkota was born in Nepal. He has already published six plays and poetry collections in Nepali in addition to some English poems, and is regarded as one of the most influential playwrights in Nepal. He served as Secretary of Society of Nepali Writers in English from 2001 to 2007.
Currently, he lives and writes in London. A Suicide Note is his first collection of English poems.