Abhay K. Poet-Diplomat, Editor| Tweets @theabhayk

Editor of CAPITALS(Bloomsbury), The Bloomsbury Anthology of Great Indian Poems & New Brazilian Poems(Ibis Libris, Rio). Author of The Seduction Of Delhi (Bloomsbury), The Eight-eyed Lord of Kathmandu(Bloomsbury)& The Prophecy of Brasilia(GaNa, Brazil), The Alphabets of Latin America,& Madagascar 100 Haiku. Received SAARC Literary Award 2013, nominated for Pushcart Prize 2013.Invited to record his poems at the Library of Congress, Washington DC. On Twitter @theabhayk

CAPITALS

"As the world shrinks and border fences go up, and travel becomes both easier and more difficult, Capitals looks like the book to have. Frequent flyers can here rest awhile as can nimble-footed backpackers, and for those who are still curious to see what the poets in Moroni or Tegucigalpa are doing, I cannot think of a better place to begin." —Arvind Krishna Mehrotra

"In striking voices of every hue and shade, from some of the greatest cities of our globe, Capitals marries word and verse to elegance and fire, transporting history's ghosts and tomorrow's hopes in an inspiring journey of the soul." —Shashi Tharoor

"...disturbing and poignant....what an anthology!"—Shobhaa De

"This anthology is a powerful evocation of cities, communities and urban spaces across cultures and continents, histories and timelines." —Namita Gokhale

On Poetry of Abhay K.

"The geographies, both material and spiritual, of Nepal, the pinnacle of our world, have never been more lovingly rendered than in this, Abhay K’s splendid poetic sequence of praise, dazzlement, and wonder for a realm in which he sojourned as both a pilgrim and a friend."—Vijay Seshadri, Winner, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

"Abhay K.'s words don’t sit outside and observe. They dig in, making their subject their home, and then they turn outwards, watching the landscape, the people, the city, change. The city makes him feel, and these feelings seep into his words." —The Hindu Book Review

"Abhay K’s Seduction of Delhi is not so much a city transformed as tenderly opened up and invited to commune with the world around it in both time and place.The transformations are gentle and humane: the history is deep and lightly worn. This is a beautiful way to be introduced to a great city as both specific and essence." —George Szirtes, Winner T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry

"Abhay K's poems serve up a Delhi, resplendent with character, torn asunder by marauders, patch-worked back several times with belief and faith - and above all saturated through with the touch of time and history."—The Times of India

"Qualities of love, tenderness and compassion set Abhay K's work apart from much of the general run of current poetics."— Jayanta Mahapatra, Major Indian Poet

"Abhay K has a special gift. His poetic mission, rare today, is simply to praise. His poems shimmer with a deep human appreciation of the gift of life and its fragile tapestry. I see them as Vedic hymns of praise in contemporary dress."—Gabriel Rosenstock, Major Irish Poet

"In these rapturous poems (in The Eight-Eyed Lord Of Kathmandu) Abhay K catches the allure and mystique of Kathmandu; its maze of medieval streets, its thronged bazaars, its twilit courtyards." —Cathal O'Searcaigh, Major Irish Poet

Abhay K. Poet-Diplomat, Editor| Tweets @theabhayk

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Sunday, January 12, 2020

The Bloomsbury Anthology of Great Indian Poems

Monday, January 28, 2019

World Literature Today features 100 Great Indian Poems among noted books from across the world

Books of William Dalrymple and Abhay K. at the World Book Fair in Delhi

Abhay K. at the 30th edition of Cha com Letras in Brasilia

Abhay K. pays his respect to Stefen Zweig, a writer who dreamed of a world without borders

Italian literary magazine Margutte publishes Abhay K.'s poems in Italian translation

New Brazilian Poems: A Bilingual Anthology after Elizabeth Bishop, launched in Brasilia

Marcia Rollemburg, the first lady of Brasilia visits art exhibition of Abhay K.

Abhay K. pays homage to Brazilian writers and poets in Rio de Janeiro

Farewell given to Abhay K. by Ambassador Raul de Taunay and Maria Paula Taunay in Brasilia

One Planet: Opening of Art Exhibition by Abhay K. at the National Library in Brasilia

The Eight-eyed Lord of Kathmandu spotted at Terminal 3 IGI Airport, New Delhi

Abhay Kumar receives Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Buenos Aires

Abhay K. features among noted poets in The Poet and The Poem from the Library of Congress

Abhay Kumar appointed as the 21st Ambassador of India to the Republic of Madagascar