Sudeep Sen

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Sudeep Sen
Born1964 (age 5859)
OccupationPoet
Alma mater Hindu College, Delhi
Genremodernism
Notable worksNew York Times; Monsoon
Notable awardsKathak Literary Award; Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize

Sudeep Sen (born 1964) is an Indian English poet and editor. [1]

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Early life

He was educated at St Columba's School in Delhi and received a degree in English literature from Hindu College, University of Delhi. He received a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. Sen also received a master's degree in English and creative writing from Hollins University, and was an international scholar at Davidson College. From 1992 to 1993 he was international poet-in-residence at the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh, and in 1995 he was a visiting scholar at Harvard University. [2] [1] In 1995 he set up a poetry publishing company, Aark Arts. He has a son named Aria. [2]

Works

Sen's books include Postmarked India: New & Selected Poems,Rain, Aria, Postcards from Bangladesh,Fractals: New & Selected Poems | Translations 1980-2015 and EroText. [3] [ self-published source ]

Poetry

Prose

Translations

Editor, co-editor

Awards

YearWorksAwards
2022Anthropocene: Climate Change, Contagion, Consolationjoint-winner of the US$10,000 Rabindranath Tagore Literature Prize for 20221-22 [4]
2018Postcards from BangladeshUPL Excellence Award [5]
2017EroTextGlobal Literary Festival Award for Literary Excellence [6]
2017EroTextBest Book of the Year [7]
2009AriaAK Ramanujan Translation Award [8]
2009Blue NudeJorge Zalamea Poetry Award [9]
2007Kathak Literary Award [10]
2004Pleiades Honour[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 ""An Interview with Sudeep Sen," Ziaul Karim". World Literature Today. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 Kadija Sesay (2002). "Sen, Sudeep". In Alison Donnell (ed.). Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture. Routledge. p. 275. ISBN   978-1-134-70025-7.
  3. home page Archived 2007-02-21 at the Wayback Machine of Sudeep Sen's website, SudeepSen.com, retrieved December 15, 2008
  4. The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/the-rabindranath-tagore-literary-prize-2021-22-jointly-won-by-sudeep-sen-and-shobhana-kumar-8337478/date=2022-12-21 . Retrieved 3 January 2023.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. UPL recognises 19 books, 16 individuals, six institutions
  6. ""EroText is an avant-garde experimental book" – Sudeep Sen – The India Observer". theindiaobserver.com. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  7. "Bibliomania, Biblioboom: Best Books of 2017". The Asian Age. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  8. In Verse Proportion
  9. "Sudeep Sen". Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. "Sudeep Sen's powerful poetry wins accolades". The Daily Star. 12 November 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

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