Abhay K.| Poet, Editor, Translator, Artist| : Brasilia

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

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Monday, January 28, 2019

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

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

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

Celebration of 2nd International Day of Diplomats in Brasilia

Friday, November 9, 2018

At the launch of The Prophecy of Brasilia at Sebinho bookshop in Brasilia

28th Edition of Cha com Letras in Brasilia

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Brasilia Skies: A Poem by Abhay K.

Abhay K. and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi in Brasilia

Abhay K. signing his book for Abena Busia, poet and Ambassador of Ghana in Brazil

Abhay K. with The Prophecy of Brasilia

Correio Brasiliense on the launch of The Prophecy of Brasilia in Brazil

Saturday, December 9, 2017

Abhay K. reading at the 27th International Poetry Festival, Medellin, Colombia

Monday, October 23, 2017

Mint Lounge calls Abhay K. "The Sage Indian of Brasilia"

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Pandu, the masseur in Goa by Abhay K, published in Correio Brsiliense

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Abhay K.'s poem on Brasilia in a Brazilian anthology published by Taguatinga Academy of Letters

Monday, April 10, 2017

Brazil's leading daily Correio Braziliense publishes Brasilia- A Poem by Abhay K.

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Abhay K. in Brasilia

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Abhay K. with the Brazilian children after a body percussion performance by them in Brasilia

Saturday, November 26, 2016

Six Brazilian poets and Abhay K at the XIth edition of Cha Com Letras in Brasilia