Abhay K.

Capitals (eBook, ePUB)

A Poetry Anthology

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A lyrical extravaganza, evocative of personal experiences and unique insights, CAPITALS embodies a medley of harmonious notes struck across the globe, resulting in the confluence of poignant imagery and soulful verse. A remarkable anthology to acquaint you intimately with the Capital cities of the world, it describes in exquisite detail their undulating terrains and pulsating lifelines and their cities beckon even the most seasoned traveller with promises of discovery. Embark on a journey like never before, as Kwame Dawes in his poem Green Boy takes you to a night in Accra when the crescendo of drums finally overcomes the gunshots, or accompany Mark Mcwatt as he drifts down memory lane in the suburbs of Georgetown, and feel the raw emotion as Salah Al Hamdani laments of what has become of Baghdad. From Abuja to Zagreb, Seoul to Sucre, Ottawa to Wellington and Reykjavik to Cape Town, leave behind the trepidations of the unknown and the comforts of home, discard the frivolities of journeying to the physical facade of a beloved city-and set out to experience the world anew, for what this book offers you is a journey for the soul.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 426
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789386432452
• Artikelnr.: 48504037

Autorenporträt

Abhay K. is the author of a dozen poetry books, including, Celestial, Stray Poems, Monsoon, The Magic of Madagascar and The Alphabets of Latin America, and is the editor of The Book of Bihari Literature, The Bloomsbury Book of Great Indian Love Poems, Capitals, New Brazilian Poems and The Bloomsbury Anthology of Great Indian Poems. His poems have appeared in over a hundred literary magazines, including Poetry
Salzburg Review and Asia Literary Review.
His 'Earth Anthem' has been translated into over 150 languages. He received the SAARC Literary Award (2013) and was invited to record his poems at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., in 2018. His translations of Kalidasa's
Meghaduta and Ritusamhara from Sanskrit won him the KLF Poetry Book of the Year Award (2020-21). His translation of the first Magahi novel Fool Bahadur has been widely acclaimed. His book Nalanda: How it Changed the World published by Penguin Random House is a national bestseller.
Abhay's paintings on the Buddhist philosophy of 'Sunyata' have been exhibited at Bihar Museum, Patna, and the National Museum, New Delhi. Abhay K. can be reached at
www.abhayk.com.