Bibhu Padhi

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Bibhu Padhi
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Bibhu Padhi at his home in Bhubaneswar in 2020
Born (1951-01-16) 16 January 1951 (age 74)
Cuttack, Odisha, India.
Alma materRavenshaw College, Cuttack
Occupation(s)Poet and teacher
Known forPoetry and translation

Bibhu Padhi (born Bibhu Prasad Padhi; 16 January 1951), is an Indian poet. He writes in English and Odia, and is also a translator and literary critic. He has 17 volumes of poetry in English and 5 volumes of poetry in Odia. He has also authored a novel, called Absences.

Contents

His poems have appeared in distinguished magazines throughout the English-speaking world, such as The London Magazine, Times Literary Supplement, Contemporary Review, The Poetry Review, Poetry Wales, The Rialto, Stand, American Media, The American Scholar, Commonweal, The Manhattan Review, The New Criterion, Poetry, Poet Lore, Encounter, Rosebud, Southwest Review, TriQuarterly, New Contrast, The Antigonish Review, Poetry Salzburg Review, Queen’s Quarterly, Takahe, Chandrabhaga, Debonair, and The Toronto Review. They have also been included in numerous anthologies and textbooks. Five of the most recent are The Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Indian Poets, Language for a New Century (Norton), Journeys (HarperCollins), 60 Indian Poets (Penguin) and The HarperCollins Book of English Poetry.

Childhood, Education and Family

Padhi was born to Nilachal Padhi and Padmabati Padhi on 16 January 1951 in Cuttack, Odisha. [1] He studied at Ravenshaw Collegiate School and Ranihat High School, Cuttack, then joined Ravenshaw College, Cuttack (now Ravenshaw University), for a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature in 1969 and Master of Arts in English literature in 1971. He received a Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) from Utkal University in 1991 in English literature. [2] He is married to Minakshi Padhi, a writer and academic. [3] They have two sons, Buddhaditya and Siladitya.

Career

Padhi served on the faculty of several colleges in Odisha, including Regional College of Education (now Regional Institute of Education), Ravenshaw College and BJB College, where he taught English Literature. He was also a Counsellor in Creative Writing for the Odisha branch of Indira Gandhi National Open University from 1986 to 1990. [4] In his doctoral thesis, he critically examined the writing of D.H.Lawrence, which culminated in the book D.H. Lawrence: Modes of Fictional Style.

Selected Poems (from Magazines)

Poetry Readings (Video Recordings)

Conversations with Padhi

On Padhi's Poetry

Bibliography

Poetry

Chapbook

Novel

Other works

Translations

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Peepal Tree Press Author Info". Archived from the original on 2 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Padhi, Bibhu, Contemporary Poets". 1 January 2001. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu Padhi, Minakshi (1990). Indian philosophy and religion : a reader's guide. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. ISBN   978-0899504469.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "D.K.Print World Author Info". Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu Prasad (2013). Going to the Temple. New Delhi: Authorspress. ISBN   978-8172734039.
  6. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu (1992). A wound Elsewhere. New Delhi: Rupa & Co. ISBN   978-8171670888.
  7. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu (1993). Lines from a Legend. Leeds, UK: Peepal Tree Press Ltd. ISBN   978-0948833502.
  8. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu (1999). Painting the house : poems. Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan. p. 79. ISBN   9788125015437.
  9. ↑ Sen, Sudeep (5 December 2004). "Three Journeys". The Hindu . The Literary Review. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  10. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu (2009). Choosing a place. Delhi: Authorpress. p. 88. ISBN   978-8172734886.
  11. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu (2013). Migratory Days: A Travel Diary in Verse. Delhi: AuthorsPress. p. 86. ISBN   978-9381030127.
  12. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu (2013). Brief Seasons. Bhubaneshwar: Timepass Publications.
  13. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu (2014). Magic Ritual. New Delhi: Authorspress.
  14. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu (2015). Midnight Diary. ISBN   978-9352070121.
  15. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu. "All That Was And Is". Harpercollins Publishers India.
  16. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu. Going Easy. ASIN   8194565715 .
  17. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu (7 February 2021). A Friendship with Time. ISBN   978-9387885806.
  18. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu. Principles of Sleep. ASIN   8195305636 .
  19. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu (2003). Living with Lorenzo. Cuttack: Peacock Books.
  20. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu. Absences. ASIN   8172738838 .
  21. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu (1989). D. H. Lawrence : modes of fictional style. Troy, NY: Whitston. ISBN   978-0878753543.
  22. ↑ Padhi, Bibhu Padhi, Minakshi (1990). Indian philosophy and religion : a reader's guide. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. ISBN   9780899504469.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  23. ↑ Padhi], Sitakant Mahapatra; [translated from Oriya by Bibhu (1992). A Morning of rain and other poems. New Delhi: Vikas Pub. House. ISBN   9780706959697.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  24. ↑ Verma, Anupam Kant (20 April 2012). "Shadows at Midnight". Live Mint. Live Mint & The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  25. ↑ Padhi and Padhi, Minakshi and Bibhu (2014). Parallel Speech (Fifteen Younger Contemporary Oriya Poets). New Delhi: Kaveri Books. ISBN   978-8172738754.
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