This curiosity published in Nepal, 1998, is a book devoted purely to local poets (in translation) writing poetry to and about Hilary Clinton, largely praising her for her moral uprightness, her steadfastness against a philandering President-husband, and her virtues from which all women might learn.

I would never have guessed such a thing might exist, and when I bought while visiting Nepal, I remember only being thankful that I found local Nepalese poets in translation, not checking at all about its topic!  So I was surprised by its subject (commissioned? earnest spontaneity?), but also by the nature of the poems and their translations (also local writers, some uncertain in their own English skills). 

The book really defies a review. Instead, for those who found this review, I cannot also believe you will find this book. So I will offer a few verses from it, instead:

Being tumbled
The zeal to the goals falls
But a mother's eagerness to her child
Never gets shaken by
    any stumbling block.
And,
Motherhood is by far greater than the birth;
To her
The world is a child in its whole.

More than anyone else
Responsibilities are better
Understood by mothers;
They shoulder, endure them,
Be they of any kind.
And Hillary Rodham is too, a mother.
                                          --Chet Bahadur Kunwar (Karki, trans)

In the age that we are living
In an open western society
There is Hillary who is a modern day woman
As large as the US geography
Her thoughts invaluable
Her mind as liberal as her great land
As formidable and rich
Hillary, you established and exhibited a truth
Which appeared incredible to many
You saved by your natural conscience a home
That was on the brink of collapse
A civilization on its nosedive to sure ruin
By your intelligence you kept it standing like a tower
You in this way became, O Hillary!
The very first among the women of the while world
In what way, O Hillary!
You scored victory in a competition
You didn't participate at all?
                                                 --Nava Raj Karki (Sharma, trans.)

Yes,
Hillary, whether you read or not
I am writing a few lines
As if we have to exchange thoughts
Between us
Or, as if we are sending
                  letters to each other
And at least
I couldn't remain silent, nor neutral
About you
And I promise you
And support you wholeheartedly
Because
They say you are an advocate
Quite famous!
                                             --Gaurav (Sharma, trans.)

I'm not sure what to do with my copy of this book now. Mail it to her?